Brockton  and  Its  Centennial 


Chief  Events  as  Town  and  City 
1821-1921 


The  Organization  and  Story  of  its 

One  Hundredth  Anniversary 

June  12 -i8,  1921 


WARREN  P.  LANDERS 
Editor 


Published  by  the  City  of  Brockton,  Massachusetts 
1921 


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Copyright,  1921 
By  the  City  of  Brockton,  Massachusetts 


First    Printing,    December,   1921 
Second  Printing,  February,  1922 


Issued  by 

Thic  Standaki)  Printing  Company 

Brockton. 

Illustrations  tnade  by 

F.  O.  Ci-ark  Engravin<;  Company 

Boston. 


COMMITTEE  ON  CENTENNIAL  BOOK 


Merle  S.  Getchell,  Chairman 
Appointed  May  10,  1921 

Organized  into  working-  groups : 
Text  and  Illustrations Warren  P.  Landers,  Chairman 

Suzanne  Cary  Gruver  Frank  H.  Whitmore 

Production William   T.   Card,  Chairman 

Frank  L.  Erskine  Harris  W.  Fleming 

Distribution George  H.  Leach,  Chairman 

Merle  S.  Getchell  William  D.  Thomas 


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CONTENTS 

Page 

Greetings  from  Men  of  Eminence 13 

1821— Brockton's   Cycle— 1921 14 

Mayors  Interpret  City's  Progress 31 

Records    in   Shoes 33 

Bryant  and  Brockton 39 

Organizing  the  Centennial 45 

Officers  and  Committees 46 

Program  and   Budget 53 

Centennial  Week  55 

The  Formal  Opening,  Sunday 55 

Pulpit  Messages  44 

Concert  and  Community  Sing 71 

Decorations  and  Exhibits,  Monday 76 

The  Porter  Memorial  Service,  Tuesday 79 

Fraternal   Night,   Tuesday 87 

The  Pageant  of  Brockton /. 90 

Organization  and  Budget 92 

First  Production,  Wednesday 98 

Second    Production,    Thursday 101 

The  Text  of  the  Pageant 106 

The  Cast  163 

High  School  Commencement,   Friday 177 

The  Street  Carnival,  Friday 185 

Sports    Program,    Saturday 186 

High  School  Alumni  Dance,  Saturday 193 

Financial  Statements  195 

For  Centennial  Week 195 

For  the  Pageant 197 

Retrospect    and    Appreciation 198 

The  City  of  Peace 200 


NOTE 


In  presenting  this  Book  of  BROCKTON  AND  ITS  CEN- 
TENNIAL, the  Editor  desires  to  express  appreciation  for  cour- 
tesies extended  by  the  State,  the  Maiden  and  Brockton  Libraries 
for  privileges  in  research  ;  and  to  the  Brockton  Enterprise,  The 
Transcript  and  TJic  Boot  and  Shoe  Recorder  of  Boston,  for  articles 
originally  written  by  him  for  their  columns. 

Thanks  are  also  due  The  Brockton  Enterprise  and  Tlic  Brock- 
ton Times  for  the  free  use  of  news  material  in  preparing  The 
Story  of  Centennial  Week ;  to  the  Brockton  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce for  office  and  stenographic  service ;  to  the  photographers 
co-operating  in  producing  the  illustrations  which  greatly  add  to 
the  permanent  value  of  this  Book ;  and  to  all  others  whose  dis- 
interested aid  has  been  freely  given. 


LIST  OF  HISTORICAL  ILLUSTRATIONS 

Page 

North  Bridgewater,  1838 2 

North  Bridgewater,  1844 g 

Deed  of  Purchase,  1649 -^q 

Sachem  Rock -in 

The  Old  Brown  Church jg 

The  First  Mayor  of  Brockton 22 

Brockton,  1921  (2) 39.76 

The  Old  Red  Shop ^IIIJ  II      32 

The  Bryant  Homestead _ 39 

Porter  Memorial  Service gQ 

The  Centennial  Poster _ gg 

From  Pageant  Episodes  : — 

Nature  Spirits -^i^ 

Indian   Encampment ]^J7 

The  First  Settler ]^24 

Rev.  John  Porter  and  Congregation 126 

The  First  Town  Meeting _  131 

Mis'  Jones'  School _ -^o^ 

The  Quilting  Bee -^on 

The  Old  Stage  Coach 13g 

Veterans  of  the  Civil  ^^'ar 142 

Visit  of  Christine  Nilsson  (2) 146-148 

William  Cullen  Bryant  Group 152 

The  Brockton  Fair I55 

Arrival  of  the  City I57 

Children  of  the  Bryant  Group 167 

Going  to  Church ]^67 

The  Eldon  Keith  Field Igg 

The   City   Personified 200 


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1649.     DEED  OF  PURCHASE  OF  LAND  NOW  INCLUDING  BROCKTON 


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Courtesy  of  the  Bridgewater  Historial  Society. 


MEN  OF  EMINENCE  SEND  GREETINGS 


Through  the  thoug^htfulness  of  the  B)-ockton  Enterprise, 
the  City  received  cong-ratulatory  messages  from  high 
oflficials  of  State. 


Brockton's  celebration  of  its  Centennial  Anniversary  beginning 
today,  will  remind  the  Nation  of  the  wonderful  industrial  progress 
our  Country  has  made  in  the  past  century.  As  one  of  the  repre- 
sentative industrial  cities,  whose  name  suggests  everywhere  an 
industry  in  which  America  heads  the  world,  I  extend  greetings 
and  congratulations  to  Brockton,  and  wish  it  more  centuries  of 
prosperity  and  progress. 

Warren  G.  Harding,   President. 

My  heartiest  congratulations  to  the  City  of  Brockton  on  its 
Centennial  celebration.  It  represents  one  hundred  years  of  cour- 
age, industry  and  development  and  true  Americanism. 

Calvin  Coolidge,    Vice-President, 

I  take  a  deep  interest  in  all  the  towns  of  old  Plymouth  County. 
There  is  none  which  has  had  a  more  remarkable  career  and  built 
up  a  greater  prosperity  than  that  which  has  become  the  City  of 
Brockton,  famous  everywhere  for  its  industries  and  manufac- 
tures. 

Henry  Cabot  Lodge,  Senator. 

May  the  City  of  Brockton  continue  to  grow  and  prosper  as 
she  has  during  the  past  100  years.  Above  all,  may  she  continue 
to  give  to  our  country  enlightened  and  patriotic  citizens  to  serve 
loyally  and  courageously  in  time  of  trial,  and  intelligently  and 
devotedly  in  time  of  peace. 

David  I.  \A'alsh,  Senator. 

Hearty  congratulations  on  past  success  and  best  wishes  for 
continued  and  ever-increasing  prosperity  to  the  greatest  shoe  city 
in  the  world. 

Louis  A.  Frothingham,  Congressman. 

Massachusetts  congratulates  her  splendid  daughter,  Brockton, 
upon  her  happy  one-hundredth  anniversary.  May  Brockton, 
justly  proud  of  her  history,  face  with  courage  the  future,  and 
may  contentment  and  happiness  be  the  lot  of  her  people. 

Channing  H.  Cox,  Governor. 

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1821— BROCKTON'S  CYCLE— 1921 

A  Story  of  Men  and  Women  and  Notable  Events 


This  year  is  famous  in  the  Old  Colony.  Yet  the  Pilgrim  does 
not  absorb  all  the  glory — give  him  his  due.  Grandsons  were  also 
pioneers.  So  that  the  modern  city  of  Brockton — the  largest  com- 
munity, as  it  is  the  only  municipality,  in  Plymouth  County — 
celebrated  its  first  cycle  in  June,  1921.  Of  course,  this  is  true 
after  explanations :  for  it  has  been  a  city  only  forty  years  and 
it  was  not  christened  Brockton.  Of  this  paradox  more  later. 
We  are  setting  before  you  the  Story  of  the  Years,  so  far  as  space 
will  permit.  Because  of  this  limitation,  many  periods  can  be 
but  mentioned ;  important  personages  must  be  passed  by  for 
greater,  and  the  century  must  necessarily  be  seen  from  the  point 
of  view  of  a  single  mind. 

Early  Chronicles 

For  merchandise  having  a  value  today  of  about  $30  (pre-war 
coinage),  Massasoit  parted  with  virgin  soil  and  forest  land,  rock- 
ribbed,  and  inhabited  by  wild  life.  The  purchasers  were  Duxbury 
free-holders,  among  whom  was  Myles  Standish.  The  deed  was 
signed  March  23,  1649,  at  Sachem's  Rock  in  East  Bridgewater, 
near  what  has  been  locally  known  as  the  Carver  Cotton  Gin 
Company.  The  territory  included  what  was  called  by  the  In- 
dians "Satucket,"  and  it  covered  fortv-nine  square  miles.  This 
was  later  the  tenth  town  in  the  Old  Colony  and  named  Bridge- 
water  by  its  new  owners,  after  a  town  in  Somersetshire,  England, 
from  which  staunch  Puritans  emigrated  to  America.  In  1700, 
settlers  came  into  what  was  after  called  the  North  Parish,  organ- 
ized their  Church,  built  their  meeting  house  in  1737,  called  Rev. 
John  Porter  as  minister  in  1740  (see  pp.  79-84),  chose  a  Com- 
mittee of  Twelve  (1746)  on  "improving  ye  school  for  the  futcr," 
and  thus  began  a  career  as  a  separate  communily  within  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Old  Town. 

1  lu^kings,  raisings  (with  the  accompam"nicnt  of  moistenings), 
quiltings.  sings,  and  bees  supplied  some  diversion   from  the  hard 

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tasks  of  providing  food,  shelter,  clothing,  and  fuel.  Hospitality, 
though  generous,  was  simple  in  its  fare.  Fresh  meat  was  a 
rarity  in  the  earlier  days ;  potatoes  were  just  introduced.  Wooden 
ware  often  predominated,  even  to  spoons,  in  the  less  well-to-do 
homes.  Drinks  were  plenty — malt,  beer,  cider,  toddy,  and  flip 
formed  parts  of  that  vocabulary  which  the  XVIII  Amendment 
in  our  dav  has  relegated  to  the  limbo.  Family  names  which 
abounded  in  the  community  up  to  and  after  the  Civil  War  days 
were  Kingman,  Howard,  Keith,  Cary,  Hayward,  French,  Gurney, 
and  Dunbar.  So  the  fore-runners  of  Brockton  met  their  daily 
tasks  and  problems  with  courage  and  good  purpose. 

The  parish  centered  in  the  Church — it  was  the  meeting-place 
for  all  community  affairs  as  well  as  for  worship.  The  original 
house  was  occupied,  though  not  finished  till  1749.  Floor  space 
was  sold  and  seats  built  as  required.  \\'indows  gave  light,  and 
the  only  heat.  A  more  complete  account  of  minister  and  Church 
will  be  found  on  pages   79-84. 

The  native  boulder  which  is  seen  before  the  present  First 
Parish  Church  on  Pleasant  Street  was  dedicated  in  1913  by  the 
Deborah  Sampson  Chapter,  D.  A.  R.,  to  commemorate  the  soul 
of  '76.  The  Church  Green  was  the  training  field  in  those  martial 
days.  Sons  of  men  who  had  been  in  Indian  and  French  wars 
were  of  fighting  stock  and  ready  in  behalf  of  the  Colonial  cause. 
Responding  to  the  alarm  of  Lexington,  the  men  of  the  Parish 
heroically  bore  their  part ;  the  women  caring  for  the  homes  and 
farms  in  their  absence.  We  are  told  that  John  Porter,  Jr.,  in 
his  father's  place,  was  giving  the  weekly  lecture  at  the  Church, 
sixteen  days  after  the  Concord  fight,  when  the  militia  was  sum- 
moned to  \\'eymouth.  He  dismissed  the  meeting  at  once  and 
reported  for  duty.  This  was  the  spirit  of  the  times  and  of  this 
community. 

The  Beginnings  of  a  Hundred  Years 
July  4,  1821,  when  James  Monroe  was  President,  North  Bridge- 
water  held  its  first  town  meeting.     Nearly  two  hundred  voters 
participated.     Joseph  Sylvester  was  moderator.     The  first  Select- 
men  were :    Howard   Cary,   Zachariah   Gurney,   Abel   Kingman. 

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THE   OLD  BROWN  CHURCH 

Erected,  1S53  ::  Burned,  1S94 

Third  Successor  of  Pearliest  Meeting  House  of  the  First  Parish. 


The  clerk  was  Edward  Southworth,  also  treasurer.  For  the 
schools,  $625.  was  appropriated  to  be  expended  in  eleven  districts. 
As  educational  life  developed,  private  schools  found  their  place: 
"Mis'  Jones's"  (1831-1867),  which  started  most  of  the  children  of 
that  period  on  their  way  to  attainment,  was  prominent.  In  the 
latter  half  of  the  century,  Mrs.  Sarah  E.  (Lewis)  Fellows  opened 
a  beginners'  school  in  her  home  at  the  corner  of  L  and  Warren 
Ave.  (then  Pond  St.).  At  the  other  end  of  the  ladder  were  the 
Adelphian  and  Hunt  Academies,  the  predecessors  of  the  High 
School  which  opened  in  September,  1864.  Its  early  principals 
included  Alfred  Laws  and  Alonzo  ]\Ieserve.  In  1871,  Edward 
Parker  assumed  headship  and  remained  for  more  than  thirty 
years,  popular,  efficient,  kindly  in  disposition,  sympathetic  and 
helpful  to  all.  The  school  opened  in  a  former  Academy,  Main 
Street,  opposite  Linden,  but  was  removed  in  1871  to  the  Central 
School,  now  the  site  of  City  Hall.  In  1885,  A\'hitman  School, 
Main  Street,  where  the  Library  stands,  was  remodeled  for  High 
School  purposes.  The  great  buildings  now  occupied  on  Warren 
Ave.,  were  completed  in  the  years  1906,  1911  and  1917,  and 
supply  a  plant  equal  to  any  in  the  State  in  accommodations, 
equipment,  and  practical  usefulness.  The  school  enrolment  for 
1921-22  is  2034.  with  a  faculty  of  eighty. 

The  railroad  came  to  town  in  1846.  It  connected  with  the  Old 
Colony  line  at  South  Braintree,  running  through  Randolph, 
Stoughton  (now  Avon).  North  Bridgewater  to  Bridgewater. 
Joseph  O.  Bennett  was  the  first  station  agent.  Among  his  suc- 
cessors was  James  Hermon  French,  now  of  East  Orange,  New 
Jersey,  whose  recent  contributions  to  the  Centennial  literature 
have  been  widely  read  and  appreciated.  Just  before  the  Town 
began  its  hundred-years  dash,  a  joint  stock  company  controlled 
a  stage  operating  three  times  weekly  between  Bridgewater  and 
Boston.  This  two-horse  carriage,  formerly  belonging  to  Gov- 
ernor Phillips,  was  driven  by  Col.  Nathan  Jones,  the  newly-made 
husband  of  "Mis"  Jones  who  afterward  kept  the  boarding  kinder- 
garten of  that  time.  True  to  the  traditions  of  all  stage-coaches, 
it  was  eagerly  watched  for.  both  because  it  conveyed  the  mail 
and  brought  news  from  the  outside  world. 

The  postoffice  was  opened  in  1816.  taking  the  place  of  post- 
rider,   market-wagon,   or   private  conveyance.      Charles    Packard 

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received  from  President  Madison  the  honor  of  being  the  iirst  in 
a  Hne  of  postmasters.  The  Office  was  in  his  store  between 
present  Ward  and  FrankHn  Streets.  Boxes  were  introduced  after 
1829.  Postage  to  Boston  was  six  cents,  to  New  York  eighteen 
and  three-quarters  cents.  The  yearly  income  of  the  Office  at 
this  period  was  about  $40. 

The  Bridgeivatcr  Patriot  and  Old  Colony  Gazette  appeared 
in  Town  August  22,  1835,  George  H.  Brown,  pubhsher.  From 
1848-1851,  The  Old  Colony  Reporter  had  a  brief  career.  The 
North  Bridgezi'ater  Gazette,  which  had  a  long  and  useful  exis- 
tance,  appeared  first  in  1851  with  George  Phinney  as  editor.  Pie 
sold  his  interests  twelve  years  later  to  Augustus  T.  Jones,  who 
for  many  years  continued  to  edit  this  well-remembered  paper 
from  the  old  plant  at  the  corner  of  Ward  and  Main  Streets. 

The  forerunner  of  the  present  finely-equipped  Public  Library 
was  a  "social  library"  raised  by  subscription  just  after  the 
Revolutionary  War  and  housed  in  private  homes.  Its  last  libra- 
rian was  Col.  Edward  Southworth.  Early  in  the  '40's,  under 
legislative  enactment  appropriating  $15.  for  the  purchase  of  books 
for  school  districts,  the  local  school  authorities  met  the  condition 
attached,  raising  a  like  amount,  and  secured  a  few  books  for 
public  uses.  The  several  Library  Associations  which  followed, 
have  been  succeeded  by  the  Public  Library,  established  in  1867. 
now  domiciled  in  the  attractive  Carnegie  Building  dedicated  eight 
years  ago.  The  first  Town  Library  was  in  the  Studley  Building, 
corner  Main  and  High  Streets.  Later  it  was  on  Green  Street 
in  what  was  then  known  as  the  Puflfer  Block,  afterwards  in 
Satucket  Block,  then  in  City  Hall. 

Brockton's  splendid  No-License  record  of  thirty  years  had 
its  origin  back  in  the  time  when,  in  face  of  custom,  it  organized 
(1825)  a  branch  of  the  American  Temperance  Society.  The 
attitude  of  the  public  mind  generally  can  best  be  seen  in  the  vote 
passed  at  a  Parish  Meeting  in  October,  1800,  forbidding  "the 
peddling  of  liquors  on  the  green"  for  the  great  occasion,  a  week 
later,  of  tlie  ordination  of  Asa  Meech  as  minister!  In  1«29, 
the  Town  appointed  a  committee  "to  prevent  the  imjjroper  use 
of  ardent  spirits"  and  also  directed  the  Selectmen  to  "])ost  the 
names  of  such  persons  as,  in  their  judgment,  drink  too  much." 

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The  matter  of  fire-protection  early  enlisted  the  interests  of 
the  community.  In  1827,  an  engine  was  purchased  by  subscrip- 
tion and  operated  by  a  private  company.  It  was  "Union  No.  1," 
a  "bucket-tub"  to  be  filled  by  hand.  This,  with  a  hook  and  ladder 
carriage,  constituted  the  department  until  1846  when  the  Town 
voted  to  secvire  two  improved  engines.  A  few  years  later  (1853), 
the  ability  and  genius  of  the  Town  was  tested  in  the  serious  fire 
which  menaced  Campello,  destroying  South  Church,  dwellings, 
and  shops.     The  loss  was  $50,000,  with  slight  insurance. 

The  industrial  life  of  the  Town  had  already  started  on  the  road 
of  progress.  This  important  subject  is  considered  at  length  on 
pp.    33-38. 

The  Civil  War  Period 

In  common  with  many  New  England  communities,  there  were 
in  Old  Bridgewater  a  few  slaves :  that  is,  they  were  not  free-born 
and  were  "property"  of  their  masters.  In  1820,  there  were 
twenty-three  colored  people  in  the  North  Parish.  But  the  State 
Constitution  forbidding  traffic  and  ownership  had  freed  all  slaves 
in  Massachusetts  in  1780.  In  the  early  days,  so  Bradford  King- 
man tells  us,  anti-slavery  propaganda  did  not  here  "meet  with 
that  favor  which  it  received  in  many  other  places."*  However, 
with  the  involving  of  the  question  with  political  parties.  North 
Bridgewater  easily  set  herself  right  in  votes  for  Andrew  and 
Lincoln. 

When  the  call  came  for  volunteers  in  April.  1861.  the  New 
Jerusalem  Church  was  crowded,  and  in  response  to  addresses 
and  appeals  more  than  a  hundred  men  enlisted  for  service.  A 
large  percent  of  the  roster  of  Co.  F,  12th  Regiment,  was  local 
men.  Col.  Fletcher  Webster,  son  of  Daniel,  and  after  whom 
Post    13   is  named,  was  in  command.     The   Company   recruited 


*  History  of    North   Bridgewater,   to  which,   with   History   of 
Brockton,  the  Editor  is  indebted  for  valuable  information. 

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here,  left  town  April  29th.  Alartland's  Band  (  \\'illiani  J.,  mas- 
ter), of  North  Bridgewater,  was  attached  to  the  ivegiment.  The 
12th  participated  in  important  engagements.  At  Groveton,  near 
Bull  Run,  Col.  ^^'ebster  was  killed.  Co.  I,  First  Mass.  Cavalry, 
Capt.  Lucius  Richmond,  left  Town  in  September,  '61.  In  July 
following.  North  Bridgewater  voted  $100  to  all  volunteers.  A 
resolution  introduced  by  David  L.  Cowell,  once  Town  Librarian, 
was  ado]:)ted,  declaring  "That  earth  has  never  seen  a  holier  war 
than  that  now  waged."  In  August,  1863,  after  Secretary  Stanton 
had  called  for  300,000  troops,  there  were  further  enlistments, 
and  the  spirit  of  the  community  is  clearly  shown  in  the  adoption 
of  this  statement  as  expressed  by  Mr.  Cowell :  "The  citizens  of 
North  Bridgewater  have  neither  exhausted  their  means  nor  their 
patriotism."  This  was  characteristic  of  the  community  through- 
out the  struggle.  According  to  Harrison  O.  Thomas — authority 
and  for  many  years  historian  for  the  local  Post  the  total  number 
of  men  furnished  by  the  Town  scattered  through  many  regiments 
was  about  700.  There  were  seventy- four  deaths  recorded.  In 
1876,  Galen  Manley  gave  $100.  toward  a  suitable  memorial  to 
the  Men  of  the  War  and  in  November,  1907,  at  Perkins  Park, 
The  Soldiers'  Monument  was  dedicated.  Their  remembrance  is 
further  secured  in  the  Memorial  Rotunda  at  City  Hall,  dedicated 
in  1894  by  Fletcher  Webster  Post,  aided  by  representatives  of 
state  and  national  departments.  In  the  corridors  of  the  Municipal 
BuilcHng  are  also  commemorative  paintings  by  Lamb  and  Holland. 
The  service  of  Civil  War  soldiers  is  perpetuated  in  very  tangible 
form  by  the  Post  above  named,  organized  July  1,  1867,  with 
Uriah  Macoy  first  Commander;  the  Woman's  Relief  Corps;  and 
Camp  Captain  R.  B.  Grover,  Sons  of  Veterans.  G.  A.  R.  Hall, 
East  Elm  Street,  was  opened  in  1883. 

Brockton:  Origin  and  Christening 

The  population  of  the  Town  at  its  incorporation  was  1480; 
just  before  the  Civil  War,  it  had  grown  to  include  6584;  in  1870, 
8007.  I^^oresighted  citizens  began  to  recognize  the  need  of  a  town 
name  more  distinctive  than  that  borne  for  generations.     In  early 

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'71,  various  names  were  proposed,  historic,  literary — with,  accord- 
ing to  Kingman,  a  decided  preference  for  "Norwood."  A  formal 
meeting  was  held  in  January  at  Murray  Hall  on  call  of  leading 
citizens.  February  eighth  the  Town  voted  a  petition  to  the 
legislature  asking  that  the  name  be  changed  to  "Standish,"  the 
doughty  Captain  being,  as  previously  stated,  one  of  the  signers 
of  the  original  deed  of  purchase  of  land.  In  March,  on  recon- 
sideration, "Stanton"  was  substituted.  This  was  followed  in 
popular  favor  by  "Amburg,"  the  origin  of  which  is  not  clear. 
Meanwhile  the  Senate  and  House  had  enacted  and  named  the 
Town  "Standish"  under  final  date  of  April  19th.  In  May,  the 
act  was  ofificially  rejected  by  the  Town  by  a  vote  of  460  to  427. 
In  1874,  after  much  local  discussion,  the  Selectmen  addressed  the 
legislature  in  behalf  of  "Brockton."  This  was  accompanied  by 
many  petitions,  the  largest  being  favorable,  headed  by  C.  C. 
Bixby  and  signed  by  1021  voters. 

The  suggestion  was  made  by  Ira  Copeland,  a  resident  of  the 
Town,  who  some  years  before  had  heard  the  name  called  by  a 
railway  conductor  as  he  rode  en  route  to  Detroit.  "Brockton" 
is  in  the  province  of  Ontario,  now  a  part  of  Toronto.  It  was 
named  after  Sir  Isaac  Brock  (1769-1812),  soldier  and  lieutenant 
governor  of  Canada.  His  memory  is  perpetuated  by  monuments 
in  St.  Paul's,  London;  in  Montreal,  and  in  Queenstown.  Several 
Canadian  towns  and  parishes  bear  names  traceable  to  his  own. 
Three  names  were  approved  by  the  legislature  in  March,  1874.  A 
Town  meeting  called  May  5th  after  considering  "Brockton," 
"Allerton,"  and  "Avon,"  selected  the  first  named  by  1080  out  of 
1491  votes.  With  characteristic  fervor  the  citizens  celebrated, 
the  christening  was  over,  "momentary  heats  and  acerbities"  for- 
gotten, and  there  was  shown  a  "general  desire  to  clasp  hands  and 
start  forward  again  in  unity  and  in  peace."     [TJie  Gazette.) 


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ZIBA  C.  KEITH 
First  Mayor  of  Brockton 


From  Town  to  City 

The  industry,  which  has  made  Brockton  famous  the  world 
over,  developed  rapidly  during  or  directly  after  the  re-naming 
period.     (See  pp.    33-38.) 

From  1870  to  1880,  the  population  increased  5,601.  There 
were  at  that  date  forty-three  schools  with  an  enrolment  of  2,267. 
In  1881,  the  Town  valuation  was  $6,876,427.  All  this  develop- 
ment suggested  to  the  Brockton  Spirit  the  reasonableness  of  a 
city  form  of  government.  December  29,  1881,  citizens  met  at 
the  Opera  House,  corner  of  Main  and  East  Elm  Streets  to 
consider  the  question.  The  Act  of  Incorporation  was  passed  by 
the  legislature  in  April  and  on  May  23,  1881,  was  accepted  by 
the  Town.  The  election  in  December  resulted  in  the  choice  of 
Ziba  C.  Keith  as  Mayor.  The  inauguration  took  place  the  first 
Monday  in  January  in  the  Opera  House,  with  addresses  by  Mayor 
Keith,  Henry  H.  Packard  (Mayor  in  1883)  and  the  Governor  of 
the  Commonwealth,  Hon.  John  D.  Long. 

The  local  government  is  now  domiciled  in  a  municipal  building 
that  is  a  credit  to  any  city.  As  noted,  early  town  meetings  were 
held  in  the  First  Parish  Church.  At  various  times  in  the  young 
'40's,  the  question  of  a  Town  House  came  to  the  front.  In  1850, 
a  site  was  purchased  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Center  Streets, 
but  five  years  later  it  was  sold  at  public  auction.  The  Town 
realized  $1,550  by  this  procedure,  but  no  House.  At  the  close 
of  the  War.  the  project  was  revived.  In  1880,  or  on  its  com- 
pletion, the  municipal  government  occupied  rooms  in  City  Block, 
corner  of  Ward  and  Main  Streets.  Under  the  administration  of 
Mayor  Wade,  the  initial  step  toward  a  City  Hall  was  taken.  April 
15,  1889.  an  order  was  passed  creating  a  joint  special  committee 
on  plans.  In  1891,  the  School  Street  site  was  selected  and  pur- 
chased of  Fred  P.  Richmond  for  $9,500.  Twenty-one  plans 
were  submitted,  and  Wesley  L.  Minor  chosen  architect.  With 
changes  in  materials  and  design,  the  cost  approximated  $315,000. 
The  corner  stone  was  laid  May  30,  1892.  by  the  Grand  Lodge 
A.  F.  and  A.  M.  of  the  State.  The  dedication  occurred  September 
24,  1894,  and  was  gala  day  in  the  City.     Among  the  guests  was 

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BROCKTOX  CITY  HALL 

Dedicated,  IS94 


Photo  by  Wilson 


Governor  Greenhalge.  who  gave  an  address.  Other  speakers 
were  Mayor  John  J.  Whipple,  former  Mayor  Ziba  C.  Keith,  and 
Ehjah  A.  Morse,  M.  C.  The  City  Seal,  designed  by  A.  F.  Poole, 
was  adopted  July  4,  1882.  A  replica  with  living  figures  represent- 
ing Standish  and  Massasoit,  formed  the  central  feature  of  the 
Brockton  Historical  Float  in  the  Plymouth  Ter-Centenary  parade 
before  President  Harding,  August  1,  1921. 

We  have  already  noted  the  first  transportation  facilities.  For 
many  years,  workers  in  local  factories  found  their  way  here  via 
coaches  from  surrounding  towns.  About  5.30  each  night  these 
met  at  the  Washburn  House  rendezvous  and  from  that  point 
departed.  It  was  an  interesting  sight  and  suggested  our  growing 
industries.  December  2,  1880,  a  hearing  was  held  by  the  Select- 
men in  the  interest  of  a  horse-car  line.  The  next  year  (July  6), 
the  first  car  was  driven  by  Peter  Richmond  from  Clifton  Avenue 
to  the  residence  of  Enos  H.  Reynolds.  The  Brockton  Street  Rail- 
way Company  was  incorporated  January  8,  1881.  Six  box  and 
three  open  cars  and  thirty-nine  horses  constituted  the  equipment. 
Horace  B.  Rogers  was  then,  and  for  many  years,  superintendent. 
The  earliest  electric  cars  were  run  from  the  East  Side  up  Crescent 
and  Ward  Streets,  but  in  1890  were  established  on  Main.  The 
City  has  the  reputation  of  being  the  first  to  operate  street-cars 
by  electricity.  In  this  connection  is  the  record  also  of  first  using 
electric  power  for  municipal  lighting.  When  in  1883,  under- 
ground conduits  were  constructed,  the  Wizard  of  Menlo  Park, 
Mr.  Edison  himself,  came  to  Brockton  and  superintended  this 
important  work.  For  this  reason,  as  well  as  in  recognition  of  his 
distinguished  abilities,  he  was  invited  to  visit  the  City  as  a  guest 
of  the  Centennial  Committee. 

In  Peace  axd  \\'ar 
\\'hile  for  a  half  century  one  Church  seemed  ])ractically  suffi- 
cient for  old  North  Bridgewater,  with  growth  and  diversity  of 
population,  religious  life  rapidly  expanded.  In  1837  the  First 
Parish  Church  gave  twenty-three  members  to  form  South  Church. 
In  1850  another  group  organized  Porter,  named  after  the  first 
minister.     The  Church  of  the  New  Jerusalem  was  established  .in 

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1827;  the  present  House  of  Worship  dedicated  in  1857.  With 
this  Society,  the  Rev.  Warren  Goddard  served  in  a  notable  minis- 
try for  a  quarter  of  a  century.  Methodism  began  in  Town  with 
the  Pearl  Street  Church  in  1830.  Central  was  formed  in  1842 
and  for  many  years  worshipped  on  Church  Street  before  building 
the  beautiful  and  commodious  House  on  Elm.  South  was  organ- 
ized in  1879,  Franklin  in  1887,  Swedish  in  1890.  The  Lutheran 
Church  was  formed  in  1854.  Baptist  faith  came  in  continuous 
corporate  form  as  early  as  1850,  building  on  Warren  Avenue, 
corner  of  Belmont  (1881),  and  later  erecting  its  attractive  edifice 
at  the  junction  of  Elm  and  the  Avenue.  At  Campello,  Warren 
Avenue  Baptist  Church  was  organized  in  1886,  Swedish  in  1883 ; 
at  the  North,  services  were  begun  in  1886.  St.  Paul's  Episcopal 
Church  commenced  its  strong  ministry  here  in  1871,  opening  its 
early  Chapel  in  1877  out  of  which  has  grown  the  stone  edifice  on 
Pleasant  Street.  Unity,  organized  in  1881,  dedicated  its  House 
in  1884.  The  Free  Will  Baptist  was  formed  in  1884,  and  the 
Universalist  Church  in  1857.  Supplementing  Church  life  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.,  organized  in  1887,  erected  its  present  finely-equipped 
building  in  1914.  The  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  formed  in  1906,  dedicated 
its  modern  plant  on  Main  Street  in  September.  1918. 

The  Roman  Catholic  Church  began  its  present  vigorous  service 
here  in  1856  under  the  direction  of  The  Rev.  Thomas  B.  McNulty. 
In  1859,  it  dedicated  the  Church  so  long  used  on  Main  Street. 
The  foundations  of  the  present  stately  edifice  at  the  corner  of 
Bartlett  Street,  was  laid  in  1910.  The  Church  of  the  Sacred 
Heart  (French)  was  dedicated  in  1893.  St.  Margaret's  at  Cam- 
pello, St.  Edward's  at  the  North,  and  St.  Colman's  at  the  East 
Side,  established  at  a  later  period,  are  rapidly  growing. 

The  United  Presbyterian ;  the  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist ;  the 
Advent ;  Latter  Day  Saints — as  well  as  undenominational  groups 
— hold  regular  services  in  Churches  or  halls.  The  Hebrew  Syna- 
gogues minister  to  large  assemblies.  There  are  both  Congre- 
gational and  Baptist  Churches  for  the  colored  population. 

Singularly  for  an  industrial  center  of  the  size  of  Brockton,  it 
has  a  wide  reputation  for  agricultural  interests.  Its  school-gar- 
dens are  of  a  high  rank  and  its  justly  celebrated  Fair — first  open 
in  187^1 — is  a  national  institution.  Its  grounds  now  comprise  85 
acres.     This  year  its  receipts  approximated  $250,000. 

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A  communication  from  the  1921  Centennial  Committee  was 
mailed  to  116  fraternal  organizations  showing  the  development 
of  this  phase  of  the  City's  life.  Odd  Fellowship  began  here  in 
1845;  Masonry  was  instituted  in  1856.  Today  the  list  of  lodges 
and  clubs  includes  all  the  representative  organizations. 

So  populous  a  City,  with  manufacturing  on  so  large  a  scale, 
cannot  be  wholly  free  from  accidents.  First  aid  in  schools, 
emergency  equipment  in  the  shops  and  legislative  insistence  upon 
protection  for  the  worker,  have  all  served  their  purpose.  Yet 
the  needs  of  Brockton  and  humane  sentiment  of  the  City  find  ex- 
pression in  the  well-furnished  hospital,  opened  on  East  Side, 
Center  Street,  in  1896.  Here  the  sick,  unfortunate  or  injured 
may  find  quick  treatment  and  relief  under  conditions  that  none 
need  decline  to  accept.  Doubtless  in  all  the  annals  of  this  City 
— or  in  others — have  there  been  few  such  disasters  as  came 
to  us  in  1905  in  the  explosion  of  the  boiler  in  the  Grover  Factory. 
In  this  serious  event,  which  occurred  during  the  administration 
of  Mayor  Edward  H.  Keith,  fifty-six  persons  perished  and  two 
others  died  later  from  injuries.  More  than  a  hundred  thousand 
dollars  was  speedily  raised  for  the  families  of  the  bereaved.  In 
Melrose  Cemetery,  the  City  provided  burial  for  thirty-six  un- 
identified bodies,  with  suitable  inscription.  The  History  of  the 
Relief  Fund,  written  by  Albert  F.  Pierce,  D.  D.,  may  be  found 
Tit  the  Library.    The  last  payment  to  beneficiaries  was  made  1921. 

Into  the  peaceful  life  of  the  community  came  the  summons  of 
1898  when  the  United  States  declared  war  vipon  Spain.  With 
traditional  spirit,  Brockton  sent  her  sons  who,  returning,  formed 
the  Spanish  War  A^eteran's  Association.  \Mien  the  unparalleled 
tragedy  of  the  World  War  became  a  reality,  money,  men  and 
service  were  ottered  as  needed.  The  War  Chest  Drive  before 
the  Armistice  resulted  in  $625,000  and  Brockton's  men  and 
women  met  their  responsibilities  at  home  and  abroad  with  the 
characteristic  spirit.  In  Salisbury  Park  is  a  IMemorial  Boulder 
bearing  two  bronze  tablets  commemorating  the  supreme  sacrifice 
of  ninety-nine  sons  of  Brockton.  The  American  Legion.  Post 
35,  perpetuates  their  names  and  deeds. 

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Leading  City  Officials:     1881-1921 
As  a  contribution  to  Centennial  interest  and  supplying  a  per- 
manent record,  we  print  the  complete  list  of  Mayors,  City  Clerks 
and  Treasurers  from  the  beginning  of  the  municipaHty,  as  pre- 
pared by  the  present  Clerk,  J.  Albert  Sullivan : 


Mayors 
1882— Ziba  C.  Keith* 
1883— Henry  H.  Packard* 
1884— Ziba  C.  Keith* 
1885— Ziba  C.  Keith* 
1886— John  J.  Whipple* 
1887— John  J.  Whipple* 
1888— Albert  R.  Wade* 
1889— Albert  R.  Wade* 
1890— William  L.  Douglas 
1891— Ziba  C.  Keith* 
1892— Ziba  C.  Keith* 
1893— Ziba  C.  Keith* 
1894— John  J.  Whipple* 
1895— John  J.  ^^l^ipple* 
1896— Charles  Williamson 
1897 — Charles  Williamson 
1898— Henry  E.  Garfield* 
1899— Emery  M.  Low 
1900— Charles  H.  Coulter* 
1901— Charles  H.  Coulter* 


OF  Brockton 

1902— David  W.  Battles 
1903— Charles  H.  Coulter* 
1904— Edward  H.  Keith 
1905— Edward  H.  Keith 
1906-nFred  O.  Bradford* 
1907— John  S.  Kent 
1908— John  S.  Kent 
1909— John  S.  Kent 
1910— William  H.  Clifford 
1911— Harry  C.  Howard 
1912— Harry  C.  Howard 
1913— Charles  M.  Hickey 
191^1 — Harry  C.  Howard 
1915— John  S.  Burbank 
1916— John  S.  Burbank 
1917— Stewart  B.  McLeod 
1918— Wm.  L.  Gleason 
1919— Wm.  L.  Gleason 
1920— Wm.  L.  Gleason 
1921— Ro^er  Keith 


City  Clerks 
1882-1912— De  Witt  C.Packard*      1915-1920— Calvin  R.  Barrett 
1912-1915— Clinton  F.  Packard      1920-         —J.  Albert  Sullivan 

City  Treasurers 

1882-1886— Henry  R.  Ford*        1894-1907— Wm.  H.  Emerson 

1887-1894— Augustus  T.  Jones*     1907-1913— E.  Francis  Pope* 

1913-         —John  J.  O'Reilly 
*  Deceased. 


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WILLIAM  L.   DOUGLAS,  Mayor,  1890 
Governor  of  Massachusetts,  1905 


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INTERPRET  CITY'S  PROGRESS 
Former  Mayors  Believe  In  Brockton 

The  daily  Enterprise  of  June  13th  carried  interesting 
interviews  with  former  occupants  of  the  Mayor's 
Chair.  We  reprint  sentences  having  special  interpre- 
tive and  historic  value. 

"Our  city  has  been  builded  to  its  world-wide  prestige  by  the 
pluck  of  her  citizens.  Its  people's  purpose  has  never  flagged." — 
Col.  John  J.  Whipple,  Mayor  1886-87,  1894-95.* 

"With  that  spirit  on  the  part  of  our  people,  our  city  will  over- 
come every  difficulty  and  will  grow  in  every  essential  that  makes 
for  a  splendid  municipalitv." — ^laj.  Charles  Williamson,  Mayor 
1896-97. 

"I  am  happy  to  see  Brockton  enjoying  its  prosperous  condition 
as  the  result  of  one  hundred  years  of  loyal  effort  displayed  by  the 
people  who  have  lived  here." — Emery  M.  Low,  Mayor  1899. 

"From  this  delving  into  the  past,  let  us  gather  renewed  inspira- 
tion from  these  noble  founders  that  we  may  better  fulfill  our  part 
as  citizens." — Edward  H.  Keith,  Mayor  1904-05. 

"Tomorrow  new  men  with  new  ideas  will  be  the  directing  force 
in  our  city's  activities.  May  they  catch  the  spirit  of  brotherhood 
permeating  all  strata  of  society  and  every  element  in  our  com- 
munity."—John  S.  Kent,  Mayor  1907-08-09. 

"Brockton  has  always  maintained  and  still  does,  a  higher  stan- 
dard of  living  than  that  of  other  cities." — William  H.  Clifford, 
Mayor  1910. 

"Given  the  same  co-operation,  faith  and  resources  and  our 
growth  in  the  next  century  will  measure  up  to  that  in  the  one  on 
which  we  so  proudlv  look  back.'' — Charles  M.  Hickey,  Mayor 
1913. 

"The  mind  conceives  a  century  hence  a  metropolis  teeming  with 
activities,  a  Brockton  big  with  the  best  ideals  of  life." — John  S. 
Burbank.  Mayor  1915-16. 

"With  the  continued  best  efforts  of  every  loyal  citizen,  the 
heritage  to  succeeding  generations  will  be  a  community  hard  to 
surpass  in  comfort  and  happiness  for  its  citizens." — \\'illiam  L. 
Gleason,  Mayor  1918-19-20. 

*  Deceased,  November  14,  1921. 

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RECORDS  IN  SHOES 
History  and  Incidents  in  a  Hundred  Years  of  Industry 

The  industry  that  has  made  this  community  known  in  all 
quarters  of  the  globe  antedates  the  incorporation  of  the  Town 
whose  history  covers  the  hundred  years.  The  deed  by  which 
Massasoit  transferred  the  Duxbury  Plantation,  out  of  which  ter- 
ritory have  been  carved  the  Towns  of  Bridgewater,  and  East-  and 
West-,  and  Brockton,  was  given  for  numerous  articles,  totaling 
in  value  about  $30.  Included  were  four  moose-skins  which  Myles 
Standish,  one  of  the  signers,  may  have  brought  back  from  his 
adventures  in  the  wilds,  and  which  would  be  used  for  protection 
of  feet  as  well  as  for  clothing.  We  have  then  a  starting  point 
in  1649,  a  reference  to  that  which  makes  Brockton  outrank  all 
other  cities,  the  footgear  of  the  original  inhabitants,  as  well  as 
that  of  the  colonists. 

The  Log  of  the  Mayflower  (Bradford's  History)  tells  us  that 
in  1628  the  Plymouth  settlers  sent  Isaac  Allerton  to  England  on 
an  important  mission,  including  the  purchase  of  supplies.  He 
thereby  probably  became  the  first  importer  of  shoes  and  leather. 
But  before  that  day  (1623),  according  to  Seth  Bryant  of  Ash- 
mont  ("Shoe  and  Leather  Trade  of  a  Hundred  Years,"  1891), 
Experience  Mitchell,  a  passenger  in  the  Ann,  reached  Plymouth. 
Later  he  moved  to  Duxbury,  and  as  one  of  the  earliest  settlers 
in  the  Plantation  came  to  (East)  Bridgewater  at  a  place  locally 
called  Joppa.  There  he  established  a  tannery  in  1650.  His  son, 
Ensign — later  Colonel — Edward,  and  after  him  Cushing  Mitchell, 
carried  on  the  business  for  sixty  years.  So  we  may  account  for 
the  fact  that  when  North  Bridgewater  was  incorporated  as  a 
Town  in  1821,  it  was  already  the  center  of  a  leather-working 
people. 

Bradford  Kingman,  in  his  diverting  history  of  North  Bridge- 
water  and  Brockton,  has  an  interesting  account  of  men  who  have 
risen  from  the  bench  of  the  shoemaker  to  distinction  in  other 
pursuits. 

For  a  later  period,  and  from  the  City  of  Brockton,  William  L. 
Douglas  became  (1905)  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth. 

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In  a  business  sense,  the  City's  chief  end  has  been  and  is  "feet." 
Prior  to  the  date  which  the  Celebration  recalled  (June  15,  1821), 
shoes  were  handsewed,  then  pegged  and  nailed.  Machines  were 
introduced  in  1846.  Early  trade  was  largely  controled  by  the 
village  shoemaker  in  his  annual  or  semi-annual  visits  to  "shoe" 
the  entire  family.  His  "kit"  was  not  so  different  in  1880  from 
that  of  the  first  Christian  era  or  even  earlier.  Out  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary Wrv  came  Thomas  French  of  Randolph,  a  personality 
figuring  in  the  beginnings  of  local  industry.  A  tanner  and  cur- 
rier, he  settled  on  the  Blue  Hill  Turnpike.  Mr.  French  employed 
others  who  had  learned  the  shoe  trade  in  camp  or  fort,  and  so 
began  the  life  which  has  made  Brockton,  for  he  had  many  appren- 
tices. 

From  Randolph  came  Micah  Faxon,  in  the  early  teens  of  the 
nineteenth  century,  to  the  North  Parish  of  Bridgewater.  In  1811, 
he  carried  to  Boston  on  horseback  his  first  hundred  pair  of  fine 
calf-skin,  spring-heeled  shoes.  They  were  sold  to  Monroe  & 
Nash,  Long  \Miarf,  for  the  southern  trade.  Quick  successors 
and  competitors  were  Silas  Packard  and  Col.  Edward  Southworth 
in  a  store  that  stood  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Court  Streets.  In 
1820,  William  French  engaged  in  shoe  manufacture.  Others 
early  in  the  business  were  Zophar  Field  and  Charles  Southworth ; 
John  May  &  Sidney  Howard ;  Zenas  Brett,  Benjamin  Kingman, 
Nathan  Jones,  and  Charles  &  Azra  Keith  at  The  Plains  (Cam- 
pello).  Markets  were  nearby  owing  to  lack  of  transportation 
facilities.  "The  Keiths,  the  Packards,  and  the  Leaches"  have 
built  up  the  City  of  Brockton — wrote  Seth  Bryant,  who  on  his 
own  voucher  knew  all  the  shoe  dealers  since  1800  at  least  through 
a  period  of  seventy-one  years.  According  to  that  authority,  more 
shoes  were  made  in  the  Second  Congressional  District  than  in 
any  other  in  the  United  States. 

"Brockton  is  not  the  home  of  small  plants"  (Isaac  H.  Bailey, 
article  C.  Vol.  I,  "New  England  States,"  William  T.  Davis. 
Editor).  Yet  in  the  beginning  this  was  not  true.  Little  shops  in 
many  yards  suggested  a  winter  trade  to  fill  the  time  and  supple- 
ment the  fish  and  farm  of  summer.    Shoes  were  "given  out"  100 

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pair  at  a  time  to  "fit  and  make"  and  were  kept  thirty  days  to  two 
months.  Fitting  the  upper  to  the  last,  with  lapstone  and  hammer, 
pounding  the  wet  sole,  fastening  with  nails,  pegging  sole  and 
inner  sole  together — constituted  the  major  processes.  In  1837, 
North  Bridgewater  produced  79,000  pairs  of  boots  and  22,300 
pairs  of  shoes  and  employed  1,125  "hands."  Then  began  the 
enlargement  which  today  shows  thirty  thousand  workers  in  sixty 
factories.  George  W.  Bryant  and  Daniel  S.  Howard  (1848-1888) 
were  pioneers,  as  were  Charles  R.  Ford,  Martin  L.  Keith,  Enos 
H.  Reynolds,  and  others.  In  the  early  '60's,  Peleg  S.  Leach 
engaged  in  business  in  a  shop  on  the  site  of  the  present  Police 
Station  and  later  had  large  factories  on  Crescent  and  West  Elm 
Streets.  In  1865,  103,066  pairs  of  boots  and  over  a  million  pairs 
of  shoes  were  made.  The  increase  over  1837  was  of  course  due 
in  a  large  measure  to  the  sewing-machine.  Readiness  to  adopt 
new  methods  and  machinery  seems  to  have  characterized  the 
town.  A.  &  A.  B.  Keith  were  prominent  in  this  respect,  as  were 
the  Thayers,  Samuel  Herrod  and  George  Stevens. 

In  1870,  William  L.  Douglas  came  from  Plymouth  and  for 
some  years  was  foreman  for  Porter  and  Southworth.  With  a 
capital  of  $875,  he  opened  a  factory  for  himself  in  1876.  Preston 
B.  Keith  had  started  five  years  before  and  M.  A.  Packard  began 
manufacturing  in  1877.  The  late  George  E.  Keith  commenced 
his  notable  career  in  1868  in  company  with  William  S.  South- 
worth  and  in  1870  opened  a  shop  on  his  own  behalf.  Daniel  W. 
Field  entered  the  employ  of  D.  S.  Howard  in  1876.  And  it 
should  be  stated,  as  one  recognizes  the  general  amicable  relations 
in  so  large  an  industrial  center  as  the  Brockton  of  today,  that 
from  the  beginning  of  the  Town  a  very  considerable  group  of 
manufacturers  has  either  come  up  from  the  bench  or  has  had 
close  associations  with  the  mechanical  end  of  the  business.  The 
number  of  cases  shipped  from  Brockton  in  1876  was  142,010. 
In  1919,  the  value  had  become  by  war  needs  and  prices,  $146,- 
378,500.  Even  in  the  pre-war  year  of  1915,  it  was  sixty  millions. 
Now  great  plants  with  every  modern  facility  are  taking  the  place 
of  the  old-fashioned  home-shops.     Resourcefulness  and  versatil- 

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ity,  as  well  as  a  reinitalion  for  reliable  goods,  have  brought  this 
marked  development. 

When  \\'illiam  Cullen  Bryant  re- visited  the  community  in 
which  he  had  lived  while  completing  his  law  studies  (pp.  39-43  ) 
he  wrote :  "The  whole  place  resounds,  rather  rattles,  with  the 
machinery  of  shoeshops,  which  turn  out  millions  of  shoes,  not 
one  of  which  I  am  told  is  sold  in  the  place."  The  last  statement 
would  be  hardly  true  today,  though  the  output  is  even  more 
widely  distributed  than  fifty  years  ago.  The  City  has  developed 
a  great  trading  center.  A  writer  on  the  shoe  industry  raises  the 
question.  "Are  we  nearing  the  end  of  the  growth  which  may 
safely  be  built  on  one  great  mdustry?"  (  Seth  Bryant.)  When 
one  takes  into  account  the  commercial  importance  of  Brockton, 
the  problem  assumes  a  different  aspect.  In  addition  to  the  fac- 
tories for  shoes  and  the  thirty  or  more  accessory  shops,  Brockton 
has  so  expanded  its  life  that  it  ministers  largely  to  a  cordon  of 
surrounding  towns.    Ten  banks  are  further  vouchers  for  thrift. 

It  has  often  been  observed  that  in  great  shoe  towns  education 
is  above  the  average.  Schools,  libraries  and  neighborhoods  so 
testify.  "Peaceful  and  lawabiding  (so  Bailey)  they  live  in  and 
for  each  other."  This  picture — so  far  as  it  described  the  City, 
is  drawn  from  two  interesting  facts :  Brockton  had  an  annual 
No-License  record  covering  a  period  of  thirty  years.  Further 
the  Community  has  learned  the  Better  Way  of  settling  disputes. 
In  her  industrial  life,  labor  has  been  carefully  studied  from  many 
angles.  Each  side  has  recognized  the  point  of  view  of  the 
other.  They  have  seen  that  through  conciliation  and  arbitration 
they  could  as  well  serve  their  own  ends.  This  is  among  the  high 
gifts  of  Brockton  to  the  country. 

A  United  States  Bulletin  for  1915  entitled  "Boot  and  Shoe 
Industry  in  Massachusetts,  a  Vocation  for  Women,"  has  these 
interesting  comments :  "Brockton  shows  civic  interest  and  a 
degree  of  prosperity.  There  is  little  absenteeism  on  the  part  of 
factory  owners  whose  families  have,  in  some  cases,  been  in  the 
shoe  business  for  a  century.  The  factory  draws  the  immigrant 
and,  if  not  inefficient,  keeps  him.  Employees  own  90%  of  the 
homes  in  Brockton. 

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Courtesy  of  the  IVilliam  LiiHiii  l',>\a)ii  M.iihn.,::  .1  •',;  laii.ui . 

THE  BRYANT   HOMESTEAD,   BROCKTON. 


BRYANT  AND  BROCKTON 

Tlie  Heritage  Upon  Which  Was  Built  The  Pageant  Episode 


It  is  most  desirable  to  cherish  the  traditions  of  one's  own  City. 
Whatever  can  be  related  as  fact,  that  adds  glory  to  the  community, 
should  be  preserved.  For  two  years  the  Editor  had  a  vision  of 
a  Pageant  centralized  in  our  beginnings  as  a  separate  town  and 
in  the  personality  and  youthful  poetry  of  William  Cullen  Bryant. 

So  far  as  the  composition  of  some  of  the  more  notable  poems 
of  that  era  is  concerned,  this  desire  and  gleam  fade  before  the 
conclusions  of  critical  scholars.  We  are  not  able  to  claim  all 
that  Bryant  lovers  and  home-lovers  had  hoped.  The  matter  under 
consideration  has  been  somewhat  extensively  studied  and  the 
results  of  that  research  are  here  given.  It  will  be  noted,  however, 
that  the  Poet  who  leads  our  American  galaxy  in  point  of  time, 
was  easily  included  in  the  June  observance. 

Bryant  was  born  November  3,  1794,  at  Cummington  in  this 
State.  Local  tradition  still  holds  tenaciously  to  the  story  that  the 
House   bearing  the   Bryant   tablet   at   815    Belmont    Street,   was 

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his  own  birthplace.  This  was,  however,  the  home  of  his  grand- 
father, Dr.  Phihp,  and  there  his  father.  Dr.  Peter  Bryant,  was 
born.  August  12,  1767.  The  poet's  mother  was  Sarah  Snell, 
daughter  of  Ebenezer,  who  was  also  born  in  this  Town.  Both 
were  readers  and  lovers  of  Poetry.  Of  his  father,  Bryant  said 
that  he  "delighted  in  poetry  ...  he  wrote  verses  himself."  As 
a  first  claim  for  our  community,  we  note  his  parents  and  the  fact 
that  the  Poet  received  no  small  measure  of  encouragement  and 
some  degree  of  inheritance  of  his  own  rare  gifts  from  North 
Bridgewater. 

Late  in  life  Mr.  Bryant  began  an  autobiography  which,  had 
he  continued,  would  have  been  an  invaluable  original  source  of 
information  on  certain  disputed  points.  But  for  reasons  not 
quite  clear  to  his  biographers,  the  attem])t  was  broken  at  a  stage 
critical  for  authoritative  data  concerning  his  greatest  work  Thana 
topsis."  "Undoubtedly  it  was  to  that  poem,"  says  \\'illiam  Aspin- 
wall  Bradley  (Macmillan  Company,  1905),  "he  had  been  leading 
up  in  his  account  of  the  literary  influences  to  which  he  was  sub- 
jected at  this  period,"  that  is,  early  youth.  Most  reviewers  con- 
clude that  he  ceased  his  narrative  because  of  the  uncertainty  of 
the  facts  as  they  appeared  in  retrospect. 

Our  second  claim  for  the  Centennial  was  one  of  residence. 
For  in  June,  1814,  Bryant  came  to  Bridgewater  to  continue  law 
studies  with  William  Baylies  of  West  Bridgewater,  "a  well-in- 
structed jurist  and  a  gentleman  of  cultivation  and  noble  personal 
traits"  (  Parke  Godwin — the  Poet's  Son-in-law — in  Life  of  Bry- 
ant, D.  Appleton.  1883).  Mr.  Godwin  notes,  "It  was  a  larger 
town  than  any  he  had  }et  lived  in  .  .  .  conditions  of  intellectual 
life  were  ample."  During  this  period,  a  little  more  than  a  year, 
he  lived  with  his  paternal  grandfather,  Dr.  Philip  Bryant,  in  the 
House  bearing  the  tablet.  He  rode  daily  to  Mr.  Baylies'  office 
on  horseback.  Passing  his  preliminary  examination  in  August, 
1814,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Plymouth  a  year  later. 

Our  tliird  claim  is  in  poetry:  As  regards'Thanatopsis,"Ricliard 
Henry  Stoddard,  eminent  student,  in  Memorial  Edition  of  the 
Nezv   York  Sun    following  tlie   Poet's  death,  wrote:     "I  cannot 

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fix  the  date  nor  the  place  where  it  was  composed."  He  concludes 
from  evidence  available  that  it  was  written  shortly  after  Bryant's 
18th  year.  This  is  the  conclusion  of  Charles  Dudley  Warner, 
writer  and  critic.  His  most  intimate  biographer,  Mr.  Godwin, 
tells  us  (pp.  149-152)  that  while  the  Poet  was  at  Bridgewater 
his  father  had  found  the  manuscript  of"Thanatopsis"in  his  own 
desk,  where  the  son  had  placed  it ;  that  it  was  not  published  until 
September,  1817  (North  American  Review).  This  was  after 
the  poet  had  moved  to  Great  Barrington  and  on  the  occasion  of 
a  request  for  contributions  which  he  had  not  heeded  but  to  which 
Dr.  Peter  responded,  sending  the  editors  such  copy  as  he  had 
before  discovered.  Godwin  adds :  ''Whether  this  was  the  first 
intimation  that  the  younger  Bryant  received  of  the  uses  that  had 
been  made  of  his  poems  we  cannot  now  tell."  But  all  this  would 
seem  to  separate  North  Bridgewater  from  the  composition  of 
what  has  been  characterized  as  "the  most  remarkable  poem  ever 
written  by  a  young  man."  Bradley,  before  quoted,  writes  that 
Mr.  Bryant  "finally  accepted  it  as  his  own  belief  that  Thanatop- 
sis  was  written  at  Cummington  in  the  autumn  of  1811,"  p.  28. 

Yet  there  were  poems  written  in  Bridgewater  by  William  Cullen 
Bryant.  At  least  three  such  are  on  record.  In  spite  of  the  state- 
ment made  by  one  biographer  that  "he  missed  his  old  surroundings 
and  found  nothing  in  the  flat  and  rather  tame  landscape  to  stir 
his  sensibilities,"  he  had  personal  experiences  and  responded  to 
the  call  of  occasions.  The  poems  are  (1)  "The  Ode  of  the  Fourth 
of  July,  1814,"  beginning: 

"Well  have  ye  fought,  ye  friends  of  man. 
Well  w^as  your  valor  shown ; 
The  grateful  nations  breathe  from  war. 
The  Tyrant  lies  o'erthrown." 

(2)  "Ode  to  Death,"  composed  after  recovering  from  illness  which 
had  compelled  return  to  Cummington,  and  having  these  opening 
lines : 

"O  Thou  whom  the  world  dreadeth !    Art  thou  nigh 

To  thy  pale  Kingdom,  Death,  to  summon  me  ? 

While  life's  scarce  tasted  cup  yet  charms  my  eye, 

And  yet  my  youthful  blood  is  dancing  free" ; 

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(3)  "To  a  Friend  on  His  iNIarriage''  (Parke  Godwin,  j).  152)  : 

"O'er  Coke's  black-letter  i)age 

Trinmiing  the  lamp  at  eve,  'tis  mine  to  pore 
Well  pleased  to  see  the  venerable  sage 

Unlock  his  treasured  wealth  of  legal  lore." 

This  is  highly  suggestive  of  an  atmosphere  removed  from  lit- 
erary ])ursuits,  but  hardly  prophetic  when  we  recall  that  the 
same  year  (1815)  in  wdiich  he  was  recognized  as  an  attorney,  he 
adopted  letters  as  his  profession. 

Excej)!  for  the  composition— the  actual  manual  work — we  may 
include  inspirational  claims  for  the  dainty  verses  of  "The  Yellow 
\'iolet."  Godwin  tells  us  that  it  was  written  "just  before  leaving 
Bridgewater,  while  oji  a  visit  to  Cujiunincjton,"  so  that  we  may 
think  that  our  own  springtime  in  1815  attuned  his  lyre: 

"Off  in  the  sunless  April  day, 

Thy  early  smile  has  stayed  my  walk ; 
But  midst  the  gorgeous  blooms  of  May, 
I  passed  thee  on  thy  humble  stalk." 

That  this  thought  is  wholly  reasonable,  the  writer  is  assured  by 
a  local  authority  upon  the  flora  of  the  vicinity,  who  has  seen  this 
now  scarce  blossom  and  is  certain  that  in  Bryant's  day,  and  near 
the  old  homestead,  the  flowers  grew  abundantly. 

It  may  be  well  to  state  in  the  interest  of  information  that  beside 
"Thanatopsis"  two  other  well-known  poems — sometimes  attrib- 
uted to  his  residence  here — must  be  yielded  to  different  times  and 
places :  "To  a  Waterfowl"  and  "Inscription  for  the  Entrance  to 
a  Wood."  The  former,  Mr.  Godwin  tells  us  (pp.  143-4),  was 
inspired  by  the  poet's  walk  from  Cummington  to  Plainfield,  De- 
cember 15,  1816,  when  he  was  prospecting  for  location  as  attorney. 
That  seven-mile  exercise  produced  what  Matthew  Arnold  re- 
garded as  the  best  "short  poem  in  the  English  language."  On 
arrival  at  Plainfield,  he  wrote  the  lines.  The  "Inscription"  was 
written  at  Cummington,  so  records  his  son-in-law  (p.  142),  in 
the  forest  before  his  father's  house  and  first  printed  in  1817. 

l^'otu'th,  from  the  angle  of  interest  today,  ]:)erhaps  the  most 
important :  William  Cullen  Bryant  visited  ]jrf)ckton,  August,  1874. 

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A  little  more  than  three  months  from  the  day  that  North  Bridge- 
water  changed  its  name  (May  5,  1874),  the  poet  revisited  the 
scenes  of  his  youth.  In  a  letter  to  Dr.  Orville  Dewey,  his  pastor 
and  friend  in  New  York  City,  he  wrote  under  date  of  the  20th 
of  that  month: 

"I  went  last  week  with  my  brother  John  to  Plymouth,  where 
I  was  admitted  to  the  practise  of  law  fifty-nine  years  ago.  .  .  . 
On  our  return,  we  stopped  at  North  Bridgewater.  where  my 
father  and  mother  were  born  and  there  stumbled  upon  a  Bryanr, 
'a  solid'  man  of  North  Bridgewater,  now  called  Brockton,  who 
took  us  to  the  house  where  my  grandfather.  Dr.  Philip  Bryant, 
lived,  and  to  the  graveyard  where  he  and  his  wife  Silence,  lie 
buried  beside  my  great  grandparents.  The  whole  place  resounds, 
rather  rattles,  with  the  machinery  of  shoeshops,  which  turn  out 
millions  of  shoes,  not  one  of  which,  I  am  told,  is  sold  in  the 
place." 

This  is  an  important  letter  and  suggested  the  one  outstanding 
relation  of  the  Poet  to  the  Pageant.  Everyone  at  all  acquainted 
with  his  poems  has  seen  the  portrait  of  the  man  as  he  then  ap- 
peared. He  died  but  four  years  later,  June  12,  1878.  The  "solid" 
man  to  whom  he  refers  was  Henry  L.  Bryant,  father  of  the  late 
Walter  Copeland  Bryant,  who  with  Mrs.  Bryant  was  peculiarly 
interested  in  the  preservation  of  the  old  Homestead.  Mr.  Bry- 
ant Sr.  was  then  in  business  with  his  brother,  George  E.,  at  the 
corner  of  Center  Street,  in  a  wooden  structure  well  remembered 
by  many  Brocktonians.  The  visit  of  the  Poet  is  still  recalled  by 
Miss  Mary  Jane  Hayward.  19  Wales  Avenue,  at  that  time  a  clerk 
m  Mr.  Bryant's  store.  Miss  Hayward  told  the  writer  that  the 
Poet  was,  as  so  often  represented,  "tall,  straight,  handsome"  in 
his  eighty  years,  with  majestic  white  beard  and  sharp,  shining  eyes. 

We  are  fortunate  to  have  had  these  various  links  with  so  fine 
a  mind,  so  good  a  man.  The  Pageant  gained  a  real  distinction 
m  the  representation  made  from  these  implications  and  facts  of 
the  life  of  William  Cullen  Bryant. 

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WILLIAM  L.   GLEASON,  Mayor  1918-1920 
P'irst  Chairman  of  Centennial  Committee 


ORGANIZING  THE  CENTENNIAL 

In  April,  1919,  the  Editor  of  this  Book  called  upon  the  Mayor 
of  Brockton,  William  L.  Gleason,  at  City  Hall,  suggesting  an 
adequate  observance  of  the  One  Hundredth  Anniversary  of  the 
Town  of  North  Bridgewater,  occurring  in  1921.  It  was  agreed 
that  the  writer  should  embody  this  thought  in  an  open  letter.  The 
daily  press  readily  supported  the  plan  and  on  May  3rd  both 
papers  printed  the  communication  with  fitting  comment  by  the 
Mayor,  and  appropriate  editorials. 

The  original  letter  called  for  a  "remembrance  in  suitable  civic, 
educational,  industrial,  commercial,  and  religious  observance." 
It  suggested  as  a  proper  memorial,  "the  creation  of  a  central  park 
or  playground  adequately  representing  Brockton's  business  ability, 
leadership  and  artistic  sense."  The  formal  opening,  October  28, 
1921,  of  the  Eldon  Keith  Field,  for  athletics,  opposite  the  High 
School,  marked  the  realization  of  that  idea.  This  memorial  gift 
by  his  father,  the  late  George  E.  Keith,  was  a  fulfilment  of  Eldon 
Keith's  own  expressed  desire  for  the  youth  of  the  City. 

Mayor  Gleason  at  once  appointed  a  Committee  on  Organiza- 
tion :  from  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  Joseph  J.  Lane,  Leland  W. 
Snow  (deceased),  Frederick  A.  MulHns.  To  these.  President 
Roger  Keith  of  the  Common  Council  (later  Mayor)  added  Coun- 
cilmen  Edward  L.  Perkins,  Arthur  M.  Bonney  (deceased),  Wil- 
liam D.  Thomas,  Philip  J.  Ryan,  Herbert  McGlone.  The  Com- 
mittee was  completed  by  the  following  Citizens'  Group,  appointed 
by  the  Mayor:  Willard  F.  Jackson,  City  Planning  Board;  Wil- 
liam T.  Shinnick,  Commander  Brockton  Post  American  Legion ; 
George  H.  Leach  of  the  George  E.  Keith  Company  and  Chairman 
of  the  local  War  Chest  Fund;  Merle  S.  Getchell,  Headmaster 
High  School;  Patrick  J.  O'Byrne,  President  of  the  Brockton 
Joint  Shoe  Council  and  Rev.  ^^'arren  P.  Landers. 

In  September,  1919,  this  Committee  after  careful  consideration 
named  a  general  Committee  of  One  Hundred,  representing  the 
City's  varied  interests  and  activities,  which  with  later  additions, 
continued  through  the  Centennial.  This  larger  Committee  met 
at  Public  Library  Hall,  October  17,  Mayor  Gleason  presidino-. 
Addresses  outlining  and  emphasizing  the  possibilities  of  the  cele- 

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bration  were  given  by  Frank  H.  Whitmore,  librarian ;  Mr.  Get- 
chell,  ]\Ir.  Leach  and  John  P.  Meade,  Deputy  Commissioner  of 
Labor,  and  others.  Superintendent  of  Schools  John  F.  Scully, 
sent  a  letter  highly  commending  the  Centennial.  The  beginnings 
of  a  permanent  organization  were  made.  On  November  15,  the 
General  Committee  met  in  ojh'u  forum  to  receive  practical  sug- 
gestions for  the  observance.  Anticipating  the  publication  of  this 
commemorative  volume,  Mr.  Landers  was  designated  Historian 
of  the  Centennial. 

The  permanent  organization  effected,  with  such  additions  as 
were  later  thought  advisable,  was  as  follows : 

Centennial  Officers  and  Committees 

Chainuaii — His  Honor  The  Mayor,  William  L.  Gleason.  1919- 
20;  His  Honor  The  Mayor.  Roger  Keith.  1921. 

Honorary  CJiairuicn — William  L.  Douglas,  John  J.Whipple,* 
Charles  Williamson,  Emery  M.  Low,  David  W.  Battles,  Edward 
H.  Keith,  John  S.  Kent,  William  H.  Clifford,  Harry  C.  Howard, 
Charles  M.  Hickey,  John  S.  Burbank,  Stewart  B.  McLeod. 

Secretary — W'arren  P.  Landers. 

Treasurer — Bernard  Saxton. 

Vice  Chairmen — C.  Chester  Eaton.  Edward  Gilmore.  Fred 
B.  Howard,  Frank  E.  Packard,  Warren  A.  Reed,  John  F. 
Scully. 

Executive  Committee — His  Honor  Tlie  Mayor,  Chairman ; 
Adrian  P.  Cote,  C.  Chester  Eaton,  Merle  S.  Getchell.  Pldward 
Gilmore.  William  L.  Gleason,  Charles  P.  Holland,  Fred  B. 
Howard.  Harold  C.  Keith,  John  S.  Kent,  Warren  P.  Landers, 
George  H.  Leach,  Warren  A.  Reed,  licrnard  Saxton,  John  F. 
Scully,  Herbert  L.  Tinkham,  Frank  H.  Whitmore;  representing 
Brockon  Agricultural  Society:  Fred  F.  Field,  Harry  C.  Briggs, 
I'Vank  L.  Crocker,  Charles  H.  Pope,  Edward  M.  Thompson ; 
represculing  the  Municipal  Finance  Committee:  ^^'illiam  A.  Bul- 
livant,  Elmer  A.  Egan,  Benjamin  A.  Hastings,  Jolm  Holmes, 
Gerald  Kelk-hcr,  Chester  T.  Swanson,  William  I).  Thomas,  War- 
ren Tirrell. 

•Deceased. 

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ROGER  KEITH 

Centennial  Mayor  of  Brockton 

Chairman  of  Executive  Committee 


WARREN  P.   LANDKRS 
Secretary  and  Historian  of  the  P.roc-kton  Centennial 


Pageant  Executive  Committee — Frank  H.  Whitmore,  Chair- 
man ;  Willard  F.  Jackson,  Executive  Secretary ;  Joseph  F.  Reilly, 
Corresponding  Secretary ;  John  N.  Howard,  Treasurer ;  William 
A.  Bullivant,  Harry  W.  Flagg,  Airs.  Suzanne  Cary  Gruver,  War- 
ren S.  Keith,  Warren  P.  Landers. 

Educational  and  Exhibits  Coiiuiiittcc — John  F.  Scully,  Chair- 
man ;  George  W.  Alden,  Stephen  P.  Alden,  Miss  Annie  L.  Burke, 
Davis  M.  Debard,  C.  Chester  Eaton,  Frank  L.  Erskine,  Charles 
R.  Hillberg,  Edgar  P.  Howard,  Patrick  J.  O'Byrne,  Mrs.  Fred 
H.  Packard,  David  Tyndall. 

Finance  Comniittcc — George  H.  Leach,  Chairman;  William  A. 
Bullivant,  Charles  D.  Nevins,  John  J.  O'Reilly,  Frank  E.  Pack- 
ard, Lars  Peterson,  Bernard  Saxton,  William  D.  Thomas. 

Office  and  Headquarters  Committee — Charles  P.  Holland, 
Chairman ;  Joseph  C.  Crocker,  Walter  M.  Dunbar,  Robert  C. 
Eraser,  Edward  L.  Perkins. 

Pageant  Comniittcc — -William  T.  Card,  Chairman  Pageant  Book 
Committee ;  Mrs.  Oscar  F.  Emery,  Chairman  Pageant  Cast  Com- 
mittee ;  Mrs.  Alerton  F.  Ellis,  Chairman  Pageant  Costumes  Com- 
mittee ;  Miss  Mary  E.  Fish,  Chairman  Pageant  Dancing  Commit- 
tee ;  Harry  C.  Smith,  Chairman  Pageant  Lighting  Committee ; 
Edgar  P.  Howard,  Chairman  Pageant  Make-Up  Committee ; 
George  Sawyer  Dunham,  Chairman  Pageant  Music  Committee ; 
Louis  F.  Eaton,  Chairman  Pageant  Police,  Public  Safety  and 
Sanitation  Committee ;  LeBaron  Atherton,  Cliairman  Pageant 
Properties  Committee ;  Adrian  P.  Cote.  Chairman  Pageant  Pub- 
licity Committee ;  Chester  A.  Hickman,  Chairman  Pageant  Re- 
hearsals Committee ;  Emil  Lagergren,  Chairman  Pageant  Scenery 
Committee ;  Miss  Harriette  M.  Perkins,  Chairman  Pageant  Sing- 
ing Committee ;  Harry  C.  Briggs,  Chairman  Pageant  Stage  Con- 
struction and  Grounds  Committee;  William  B.  Freeman,  Chair- 
man Pageant  Stage  Management  Committee ;  Edward  AL  Thomp- 
son, Chairman  Pageant  Tickets  Committee  . 

Publicity  Conunittec — Adrian  P.  Cote,  Chairman;  James  H. 
Burke,  William  D.  Dwyer,  Joseph  A.  Messier,  Michael  ]\Ioran, 
Ralph  G.  Spaulding,  Albert  G.  Smith. 

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speakers  and  (Jiiesfs  Committee — John  S.  Kent,  Chairman; 
Frank  S.  l-arnuin.  Edward  Gilmore,  John  P.  Meade,  Walter 
Rapp. 

Sports  Coiiiiiiittee — Harold  C.  Keith.  Chairman;  Horace  A. 
Keith,  A.  F.  Nelson.  Daniel  \\'.  Packard,  Charles  M.  Park,  E. 
]\Iarion  Roberts.  Richard  P.  Whitman. 

Sunday  Coniiiiittee — jMerle  S.  Getchell.  Chairman;  Mrs.  John 
J.  Brock,  A.  J.  Freedman.  Horace  F.  Holton. 

General  Conunittee — Michael  Abraczinsky,  George  W.  Alden, 
Stephen  P.  Alden,  LeBaron  Atherton,  Mrs.  Lettie  Kingsley  Bar- 
den,  Frank  R.  Barnard,  David  W.  Battles,  Stanton  F.  Bourne, 
Harry  C.  Briggs,  Mrs.  John  J.  Brock,  William  A.  BuUivant, 
John  S.  Burbank,  Miss  Annie  L.  Burke,  James  H.  Burke,  L.  M. 
Churbuck,  William  H.  Clifford,  Constantine  Condikey,  Mrs.  Es- 
telle  C.  Copeland,  John  T.  Corcoran,  James  Corey,  Adrian  P. 
Cote,  Thomas  F.  Crawford,  Frank  L.  Crocker,  Oscar  C.  Davis, 
Davis  M.  Debard,  William  L.  Douglas,  William  E.  Doyle,  Fred 
Drew,  Walter  M.  Dunbar,  George  Sawyer  Dunham,  William  D. 
Dwyer,  C.  Chester  Eaton,  Louis  F.  Eaton,  Elmer  A.  Egan,  Mrs. 
Oscar  F.  Emery,  Frank  L.  Erskine,  Frank  S.  Farnum,  Fred  F. 
Field.  Fred  F.  Field,  Jr.,  Miss  Mary  E.  Fish,  Harry  W.  Flagg, 
Robert  C.  Eraser,  A.  J.  Freedman,  Wilham  B.  Freeman,  Merle 
S.  Getchell.  Edward  Gilmore,  William  L.  Gleason,  Mrs.  Suzanne 
Gary  Gruver,  Walter  B.  Hall,  Benjamin  A.  Hastings,  Charles  M. 
Hickey,  Chester  A.  Hickman,  Charles  R.  Hillberg,  Fred  S.  Hilton, 
William  A.  Hogan,  Charles  P.  Holland,  John  Holmes,  Horace  F. 
Holton,  George  E.  Horton,  Edgar  P.  Howard,  Fred  B.  Howard, 
Harry  C.  Howard,  John  N.  Howard,  Alexander  Hutchinson, 
W'illard  F.  Jackson,  Walter  E.  Johnson,  Thomas  F.  Keefe,  Ed- 
ward H.  Keith,  Harold  C.  Keith,  Horace  A.  Keith,  Roger  Keith, 
Warren  S.  Keith,  Gerald  Kelleher,  John  S.  Kent,  Isaac  S.  Kibrick, 
Bartholomew  F.  Killilea,  Mrs.  Jennie  Kovner,  Emil  Lagergren, 
Charles  T.  Laird,  Warren  P.  Landers,  Joseph  J.  Lane,  George  H. 
Leach,  Emery  M.  Low,  Hector  E.  Lynch,  Jr.,  William  G.  McGlin- 
chey,  Herbert  McGlone,  Clarence  A.  McLaughlin,  Stewart  B. 
McLeod,  John  P.  Meade,  Joseph  A.  Messier,  Charles  E.  Moore, 

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GEORGE  H.  LEACH 

Chairman  Finance  Committee,  Member  of  Executive  and  Book  Committees 


JOHN  N.   HOWARD 
Treasurer,  Pajjeant  Committee 


Michael  Moran,  Allan  C.  Alorrison,  Harold  G.  ]\Iorse.  Frederick 
J.  Mullins,  A.  F.  Nelson,  Charles  D.  Kevins,  Carl  Norton,  Pat- 
rick J.  O'Byrne,  John  L.  O'Reilly.  Ernest  Ouelette,  Daniel  W. 
Packard,  Frank  E.  Packard,  Mrs.  Fred  H.  Packard,  Charles  M. 
Park,  Henry  F.  Parker,  Ralph  G.  Paulding,  Edward  L.  Perkins, 
Miss  Harriette  M.  Perkins,  Lars  Peterson,  Charles  H.  Pope, 
Walter  Pratt.  John  I.  RackliiTe,  Clarence  L.  Randall.  Walter 
Rapp,  \\'arren  A.  Reed,  Joseph  F.  Reilly,  Horace  Richmond, 
E.  Marion  Roberts,  Henry  Rubin,  Philip  J.  Ryan.  Bernard  Sax- 
ton,  William  H.  Scanlon,  Bruno  E.  Schwartz,  John  F.  Scully, 
John  J.  Sheehan,  William  T.  Shinnick,  Albert  G.  Smith,  C.  R. 
Storey,  Chester  T.  Swanson.  E.  Eugene  Thayer,  \\"illiam  D. 
Thomas,  Edward  M.  Thompson,  Herbert  L.  Tinkham,  Warren 
Tirrell,  Mrs.  Warren  Tirrell,  Frank  A.  Tonis,  Joseph  C.  Tougas, 
David  Tyndall,  John  P.  Unes,  John  J.  Whipple.*  Richard  P. 
Whitman,  Frank  H.  Whitmore,  Alfred  H.  Wilbur,  Harry  H. 
Williams,  Joseph  L.  Williams,  Charles  Williamson,  Max  E. 
Wind,  Miss  Ruth  A.  Woodward,  E.  J.  Zuris. 

PROGRAM  AND  BUDGET 

Upon  its  appointment  in  October.  1919.  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee carried  forward  the  detail  upon  the  basis  of  the  following 
provisional  program:  Sunday.  June  12.  1921:  Suitable  obser- 
vance in  the  Churches.  Monday  (Old  Home  Day),  extending 
through  the  week :  Educational  and  historical  exhibits.  Tues- 
day :  Fraternal  and  social  functions  by  Clubs  and  Lodges.  Wed- 
nesday, June  15:  The  exact  anniversary  of  the  Centennial  of 
the  Incorporation  of  the  Town  of  North  Bridgewater  out  of 
which  Brockton  has  grown — evening  Pageant  at  the  Fair  Grounds. 
Thursday  evening :  Pageant.  Friday :  High  School  Commence- 
ment ;  other  school  programs  and  reunions.  Saturday :  Free  out- 
of-door  s])orts  in  various  ])arts  of  the  City;  evening.  High  School 
Alumni  dance.  Beginning  May  3rd  of  Centennial  Year,  the 
Executive  Committee  held  meetings  each  Tuesday  in  the  Mayor's 
office,  hearing  reports  and  directly  concerning  itself  with  the 
success  of  the  Event. 

•Deceased. 

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Representhig  MUNICIPAL  FINANCE  COMMITTEE. 
Alderman,  Ward  7. 
Councilman,  Ward  4.  President,  Common  Council  Councilman,  Ward  2. 

Councilman,  Ward  3.  Ward  1.  Councilman,  Ward  3. 


The  history  of  the  financial  side  of  the  Centennial  is  here  sum- 
marized. Early  in  1920,  the  City  Government  appropriated  in 
its  Budget  $300  for  incidental  expenses  in  the  preliminary  ar- 
rangements. This  was  all  that  was  requested,  and  of  that  amount 
only  about  $75  was  expended,  chiefly  in  the  Secretary's  depart- 
ment. For  the  Centennial  detail,  the  Finance  Committee,  George 
H.  Leach.  Chairman,  presented  a  carefully  prepared  budget  upon 
the  basis  of  which  the  municipal  administration  of  1921,  Roger 
Keith,  Mayor,  passed  an  appropriation  of  $10,000.  The  Budget 
was  as  follows : 

Pageant  Committee,  Frank  H.  Whitmore,  Chairman $8,000.00 

Sunday  Committee,  Merle  S.  Getchell,  Chairman 500.00 

Publicity  Committee,  Adrian  P.  Cote,  Chairman 1,000.00 

Sports  Committee,  Harold  C.  Keith,  Chairman 500.00 

Educational  and  Exhibits  Committee,  John  F.  Scully, 

Chairman    100.00 

Office  and  Headquarters  Committee,  Charles  P.  Hol- 
land, Chairman    1 , 1 1 5 .00 

Speakers  Committee,  John  S.  Kent,  Chairman 100.00 

Finance  Committee,  George  H.  Leach,  Chairman 0.00 

Retail    Bureau,    Chamber   of    Commerce,    William    R. 

Cook,   Chairman    500.00 


$11,815.00 
The  Budget  adopted  by  the  Pageant  Committee  appears  upon 
pag-e  97,  in  connection  with  the  Story  of  the  Pageant.  All 
expenditures  were  made  by  City  Treasurer's  checks  on  proper 
vouchers  approved  by  Committee  Chairmen  and  the  Finance 
Committee.  For  detail  of  actual  cost  and  receipts  in  full  for 
this  memorable  observance,  the  reader  is  referred  to  the  state- 
ments printed  following  the  final  Program  of  the  Week. 

THE  FORMAL  OPENING— SUNDAY,  JUNE  12TH 
In  keeping  with  the  history  of  New  England  town  foundings, 
the    Centennial   opened    with    divine   worship,    Sunday    morning. 
There  were  large  congregations  in  all  Churches.     Ministers  and 

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people  co-operated  to  make  the  hour  memorable  in  recognition 
of  Providence,  in  a  note  of  gratitude,  and  in  the  emphasis  upon 
the  moral  and  religious  forces  whicli  have  made  Brockton. 

The  Committee  in  charge  of  the  Day:  Merle  S.  Getchell,  Mrs. 
John  J.  Brock,  Abram  J.  Freedman,  Rev.  Horace  F.  Holton,  D. 
D.,  presented  the  Churches  with  an  attractive  uniform  Order  of 
Service  which  was  generally  used  throughout  the  City.  Its 
artistic  cover  was  designed  by  Charles  R.  Knapp,  teacher  at  the 
High  School. 

AN  ORDER  OF  DIVINE  WORSHIP 
FOR  CENTENNIAL  SUNDAY 
The  Organ  Prelude 

A  Hymn  of  Praise.    "O  Worship  the  King."        Tune  Hanover 
The  Invocation  by  the  Minister,  the  people  remaining  standing. 
Almighty  God,  our  Lord  and  Father,  who  from  of  old  hast 
caused  thy  people  to  live  in  communities,  and  who  hast  brought 
us  together  to  dwell  in  this  pleasant  place,  grant  we  beseech 
Thee  the  inspiration  and  the  guidance  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  as 
we  begin  this  day  the  observance  of  the  Centennial  of  our  city's 
founding.     Summon  us  by  the  memories  of  the  past,  to  resolve 
to  make  the  future  great. 
The  Lord's  Prayer  l)y  all  the  people. 
An  Anthem. 

The  First  Scripture  Lesson.    A  Responsive  Service. 

The  Minister — I  was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me,  Let  us  go 

into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
The  People — Our  feci  shall  stand  within  thy  gates,  0  Jerusalem. 
The  Minister — Pray   for  the  peace  of   Jerusalem :  they  shall 

prosper  that  love  thee. 
The  People — Peace  be  ■zcifliiii  thy  walls,  aiui  prosperity  within 
thy  palaces. 
The  Minister — For  my  brethren  and  companions'  sakes,  I  will 

now  say.  Peace  be  within  thee. 

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MERLE  S.  GETCHELL 
Member  of  Executive  and  Chairman  of  Sunday  Committee 


3UNDAYJUNE.I2 

PUBLIC¥OIOHIP  'nALLTHECHURLHES 


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COVER  PACK 
Uniform  Order  of  Worship,  Drawn  by  Charles  R.  Knapp 


The  People — Because  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our  God  I  will 
seek  thy  good. 

The  Minister — They  that  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be  as  Mount 
Zion,  which  cannot  be  removed,  but  abideth  forever. 

The  People — .-^.s-  tlic  mountains  are  round  about  Jerusalem,  so 
the  Lord  is  round  about  his  people. 

The  Minister — For  the  rod  of  the  wicked  shall  not  rest  upon  the 
lot  of  the  righteous ;  lest  the  righteous  put  forth  their  hands 
unto  iniquity. 

The  People — Do  good  O  Lord,  unto  those  that  he  good,  and  to 
them  that  are  upright  in  their  hearts. 

The  Minister — And  I  hear  a  great  voice  out  of  heaven  saying, 

Minister  and  People,  All — Behold  the  tabernacle  of  God  is  zvith 
men,  and  He  will  dwell  with  them  and  they  shall  be  His  peo- 
ple and  God  Himself  shall  be  with  them  and  be  their  God. 

The  Gloria 

The  Second  Scripture  Lesson 

A  Hymn— "Our  God  our  help  in  ages  past"  Tune  St.  Anne 

The  Morning  Prayer,  Including  the  "Prayer  for  Our  City," 

Rauschenbusch 

A  Response  by  the  Choir 

The  Reception  of  the  Morning  Offering 

The  Offertory  by  the  Choir 

The  Announcements 

A  Hymn — "Faith  of  our  fathers"  Tune  St.  Catherine 

The  Sermon 

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HORACE   F.   HOLTON,  1).  \). 
Member  of  Sunday  Committee,  Compiler  Uniform  Order  of  Worship 


A  Closing  Hymn.— The  Brockton  Centennial  Hymn. 
Tune,  Harwell 
("Hark,  Ten  Thousand  Harps  and  Voices") 

Come,  ye  loyal  sons  of  Brockton, 

Tell  the  tale  with  joyful  lays; 
Sing  the  earnest  faith  and  effort 
Leading  to  these  "Memory  Days." 
Looking  backward  down  the  years. 
Can  we  help  but  give  God  praise  ? 
Alleluia,— Alleluia,— Alleluia.— 
Amen. 

Country  village,  infant  city; 

Onward,  upward,  lead  the  pace 
Till  one  hundred  years  have  measured 
What  they  held  of  strength  and  grace. 
Sturdy  forebears,  striving  on. 
We  with  pride  your  history  trace. 
Alleluia.— Alleluia,— Alleluia.— 
Amen. 

Let  us  honor  those  who  built  you. 
Made  you,  city  that  we  know; 
Native  born  or  since  adopted, 
Station  high  or  station  low, 
All  have  builded  who  have  striven ; 
We  now  reap  what  they  did  sow. 
Alleluia.  — Alleluia. — Alleluia. — 
Amen. 

Thus  one  hundred  years  have  vanished — 

Save  to  memory,  lost  to  view  ; 
What  shall  be  the  message  left  us, 
\Mien  Centennial  passes  too  ? 
— Effort ;  courage  ;  strength ;  and  will ; 
Brockton's  sons  by  faith  renew. 
Alleluia.— Alleluia.— Alleluia.— 
Amen. 

— ArtJutr  L.  Ativood. 
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A  Final  Service  of  Prayer.    Minister  and  the  People 

Grant,  O  Lord,  that  we  may  never  forget  that  we  are  the 
citizens  of  no  mean  city,  nor  may  we  he  ever  unmindful  that 
it  can  truly  prosper  only  as  we  are  dominated  by  the  ideals  of 
true  religion,  expressed  in  our  daily  lives  by  acts  of  justice, 
righieousness  and  good  will.  To  this  end  help  us  now,  and  in 
the  years  to  come,  build  strong  and  sure  the  Church  of  our  God 
in  the  heart  of  our  city. 

The  Choir — "Amen" 
The  Benediction 
The  Organ  Postlude 

THE  BROCKTON  CHURCHES— JUNE,  1921 

Organised 

1737 — First  Parish  Congregational  Church. 

\\'ithout  a  minister. 
1827 — The  New  Jerusalem  Church. 

Rev.  Russell  Eaton,  Minister. 
1830 — Pearl  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Rev.  John  S.  Bridgford,  Minister. 
1837 — South  Congregational  Church. 

Rev.  Seeley  K.  Tompkins,  Minister. 
1842 — Central  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Rev.  Joseph  Cooper,  Minister. 
1850 — Porter  Congregational  Church. 

Rev.  Horace  F.  Holton,  Minister. 
1856— St.  Patrick's  Catholic  Church. 

Very  Rev.  Bartholomew  F.  Killilea,  Pastor. 
1858 — First  Universalist  Church. 

Rev.  George  Wilson  Scudder,  Minister. 
1867 — First  Swedish  Ev.  Lutheran  Church. 

Rev.  Peter  hVoeberg,  Minister. 
1868— St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church. 

Rev.  David  B.  Matthews,  Rector. 
1876 — First  Baptist  Church. 

Rev.  James  Holmes,  Minister. 

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1878 — Swedish  Congregational  Church. 
Rev.  Axel  Bergstedt,  Minister. 
1879— South  Street  Methodist  Episcopal. 

Rev.  George  Ehner  Mossman,  Minister. 
1881— Unity  Church. 

Rev.  Samuel  B.  Xobbs.  Minister. 
1883 — Swedish  Baptist  Church. 

Rev.  A.  Alfred  Engdahl,  ^Minister. 
1884 — Wales  Ave.  Baptist  Church. 

Rev.  L.  M.  Olmstead,  Minister. 
1886— North  Baptist  Church. 

Rev.  F.  W.  French,  Minister. 
1887 — Advent  Christian  Church. 

Rev.  James  McLaughlin,  IMinister. 
1887— Warren  Ave.  Baptist  Church. 

No  minister. 
1889— Franklin  ]\lethodist  Church. 

Rev.  Charles  H.  VanNatter,  Minister. 
1890 — Swedish  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Rev.  G.  Setterstrom,  Minister. 
1893— Olivet  Alemorial  C.  and  M.  Alliance. 

Rev.  F.  L.  Allen,  Minister. 
1893— Sacred  Heart  Catholic  Church. 

Rev.  Victor  Choquette,  Pastor. 
1896 — A\'aldo  Congregational  Church. 

Rev.  Charles  M.  Crooks,  Minister. 
1896— St.  Edward's  Catholic  Church. 
Rev.  T.  F.  Brannan,  Pastor. 
1897— Messiah  Baptist  Church. 

Rev.  Benjamin  G.  Brawley,  Minister. 
1897 — Lincoln  Congregational  Church. 

Rev.  Martin  C.  Jennings,  Minister. 
1897 — Wendell  Avenue  Congregational  Church. 

Rev.  Alvin  P.  Cummins,  Minister. 
1898 — First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist. 

Mrs.  Gertrude  Tilden  Thompson,  First  Reader. 

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1899— United  Presbyterian  Clinrch. 

Rev.  Samnel  A.  Jackson,  ^Minister. 
19C0 — Agudas  Achim  Synagogue. 

Rabl)i  A.  S.  Borvick. 
1902 — .St.  Margaret's  Catholic  Churcli. 

Rev.  Alexander  Hamilton,    Tastor. 
1903 — St.  Rocco's  Catholic  Church. 

Rc'w  jdhn  Svagsdz,  Pastor. 
1910 — St.  Cohnan's  Catholic  Church. 

Rev.  \\  illiam  J.  Fennessy,  Pastor. 
1911 — Anshe  Svard  Synagogue. 

Rabbi  A.  S.  Borvick. 
191-1 — Our  Lady  of  Ostrabrama  Catholic  Church. 

Rev.  Ignatius  E.  Limont,  Pastor. 
1916— Greek  Orthodox  Catholic  Church. 

Rev.  George  Gazetas,  Pastor. 
1920— Alartland  Ave.  Baptist  Church. 

Rev.  E.  \\'.  Mitchell,  Minister. 


CENTENNIAL  SUNDAY  PULPIT  MESSAGES 


Space  will  not  permit  more  than  a  brief  abstract  from  the 
excellent  discourses  of  the  Day.  It  was  evident  that  much 
thought  had  been  given  to  the  Anniversary,  and  the  preachers 
readily  rose  to  the  great  occasion. 

The  h^iRST  Parish  Congregational  Church 
"There  is  something  greater  than  teams  and  regiments  which 
blaze  their  way  through  one  season,  one  war,  one  generation,  and 
that  is  the  regiment  that  fights  on  from  generation  to  generation, 
holds  a  common  i)urpose  with  rdl  th.at  has  been  and  all  that  is  to 
be  great ;  is  comrade  with  all  the  fine  free  hearts  of  the  centuries, 
the  church  of  Jesus  Christ. 

"lUit  the  church,  a  Congregation;d  church,  an  old  Congrega- 
tional church!  Isn't  it  rather  out  of  the  glow  and  movement  of 
things  today,  a  thinking  church  in  an  age  when  people  just  want 
to  ])lay?     A  self-res])onsible  church  in  an  age  when  people  leave 

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even  the  souls  of  their  children  to  the  public  schools  and  the 
movies  and  look  to  government  and  the  labor  union  to  make  the 
Kingdom  of  Heaven? 

"The  world  says  the  church  alone  can  save  society  and  then 
insists  the  church  shall  stand  for  nothing  society  doesn't  like. 
The  world  wants  the  church's  saving  equalities,  but  demands  that 
the  church  become  delic|uescent,  liquidate,  and  have  no  saving 
c|ualities.  Tf  the  church  is  narrow-minded,  so  is  a  board  of 
health.  We  are  satisfied  that  the  one  way  rum  can  be  handled 
is  by  prohibition.  Narrow-minded  !  So  is  a  mother  and  the  more 
narrow-minded  she  is  the  better  mother  she  is.  The  JVall  Street 
Journal,  Roger  Babson,  the  cabinet  minister,  do  not  mean  the 
'church'  when  they  say  the  church  alone  can  save  society.  Cer- 
tainly they  do  not  mean  this  timid  thing  that  is  split  up  into  240 
different  camps.  They  mean  Jesus  Christ.  It  is  God  who  is 
going  to  save  the  world." 

— The  Rev.  J.  Lee  Mitchell,  Attlehoro. 


The  Porter  Congregational  Church 

"\Miat  Brockton  needs  for  the  future  is  the  right  sort  of  folks 
for  her  citizenship.  It  is  more  and  better  religion  that  Brockton 
needs.  This  religion  must  not  be  the  religion  of  individualism, 
which,  in  its  emphasis,  doctrines,  ceremonies  and  governments, 
divides  men  into  opposing  ecclesiastical  camps.  It  must  be  the 
religion  that  solidifies  men,  that  emphasizes  the  great  social  re- 
quirements of  religion,  righteousness,  justice  and  brotherliness.  A 
religion  that  knows  no  creed  nor  caste  nor  race  in  the  great  family 
of  God,  and  in  the  glorious  commonwealth  of  the  souls  of  men. 

"And  the  manifestation  of  the  spirit  of  true  religion  which  we 
must  have  will  come  in  the  spirit  of  victorious  faith.  Faith  in 
ourselves,  faith  in  our  institutions,  faith  in  our  city  and  in  her 
future,  a  faith  that  every  citizen  will  back  with  all  the  energy 
and  money  and  influence  which  he  has.  We  must  have  the  faith 
that  can  look  down  through  the  years  and  see  a  richer,  happier 

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Brockton,  filled  with  enthusiastic  loyal  citizens  all  working  to- 
gether for  the  good  of  all  in  the  spirit  of  the  Master,  and  then 
will  set  out  resolutely  to  realize  the  dream : 

"  'That  sees  beyond  the  years 

An  alabaster  city  gleam 

Undimmed  by  human  tears.'  " 

—Hie  Rev.  Horace  F.  Holton,  D.D.,  Pastor. 


The  South  Congregatioxal  Church 

Emphasizing  the  fact  that  the  town  was  builded  upon  a  reli- 
gious Christian  foundation,  the  first  settlers  being  gathered  into 
one  religious  community,  Rev.  Seeley  K.  Tompkins,  D.D.,  Pastor, 
outlined  the  growth  of  the  City,  the  building  of  Churches  and  the 
succeeding  expansion  of  a  Century. 

He  compared  the  development  of  Brockton  with  that  of  the 
West.  During  the  gold  strikes,  communities  were  established 
with  gold  as  the  objective  and  inspiring  factor.  The  churches 
appeared  later  in  their  history,  to  instruct  the  people  in  the 
manner  of  living. 

The  speaker  expressed  the  hope  that  evidences  of  greater  pros- 
perity would  mark  the  second  century  of  the  City's  life.  He 
urged  the  congregation  to  a  finer  displa}^  of  faith  in  God,  to  a 
nobler  patriotism. 

The  First  Baptist  Church 

The  evening  sermon  was  an  appreciation  of  the  City  from  ex- 
perience covering  four  years. 

"Brockton  can  be  well  proud  of  its  large  number  of  Christian 
business  men,  the  splendid  co-operation  of  the  press,  with  all 
religious  activities  destined  to  bring  good  to  the  municipality,  the 
wonderful  Christian  work  accomplished  by  the  Visiting  Nurse 
Association  and  local  hospitals,  and  the  Christian  fellowship  and 
brotherhood  found  among  the  ministers  and  churches. 

"There  has  never  been  a  city  equal  or  bigger  in  size  where  I 
have  found  such  a  large  number  of  public-spirited  noble  Christian 

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citizens,  nearly  all  of  whom  are  tied  up  with  some  active  church 
or  community  work  for  Christian  advancement.  The  rising- 
generation  can  look  back  with  pride  upon  the  present  business 
men  whose  ability  to  make  money  and  the  money  itself  is  turned 
into  Christian  channels  to  promote  Christian  enterprises. 

"Thanks  to  the  newspapers,  the  ministers  do  not  preach  to  small 
congregations." 

— llic  Rev.  Jaii'cs  Holmes,  Pastor. 

St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church 

The  Rector  described  Brockton  as :  "A  very  progressive  city,  a 
desirable  place  to  live  in.  It  is  the  largest  shoe  city  in  the  world 
and  has  beautiful  churches,  fine  school  houses,  with  largest  High 
school  in  this  part  of  the  country,  a  splendid  library,  a  great 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  Y.  \\\  C.  A.,  a  very  efficient  fire  department, 
a  very  able  police  force,  enterprising  and  well-edited  news- 
papers, playgrounds  and  other  civic  attractions.  All  denote  prog- 
ress and  enterprise  and  speak  well  for  the  caliber  of  the  men  who 
have  contributed  of  their  time,  thought,  labor  and  money  to  make 
the  first  100  years  of  this  city  count  for  so  much  prosperity." 

He  added  that  it  was  the  mission  of  the  church  to  assist,  where 
possible,  in  beautifying  the  city  in  appearance  as  well  as  purifying 
it  from  evil  agencies,  making  the  city  a  place  of  beauty  and  a 
place  of  helpfulness  and  purity. 

—The  Rez'.  David  B.  Matthetcs,  S.T.D.,  Rector. 

The  Central  AIetiiodist  Church 

"Social  life  is  to  1)C  undcrgirded  by  moral  considerations.  How 
can  we  l)uild  our  City  of  I'rutli?  We  are  to  be  true  to  the  good 
men  who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  city.  Loyalty  to  those  who 
have  labored  and  sufi'ered  in  the  ])ast  constitutes  a  fine  element  of 
citizenship.  We  should  be  true  to  the  neighborly  feeling  that 
seeks  the  good  of  all.  In  a  city  of  this  size,  we  become  known 
to  each  other.  Civic  virtue  should  incline  us  to  social  helpfulness. 
Love  of  city  should  lead  us  to  seek  the  good  of  all  its  citizens. 

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"We  should  be  true  to  the  best  things  in  the  hfe  of  the  city 
for  the  sake  of  example  and  influence.  A  good  citizen  is  a  moral 
asset  of  unmeasurable  value.  In  the  city,  life  is  jammed  together 
and  oin-  personal  influence  is  correspondingly  large.  We  should 
be  true  to  the  things  that  make  our  future  secure.  To  education, 
which  should  be  free,  broad,  ethical,  and  practical ;  to  law,  which 
should  have  from  all  of  us  respect  and  obedience.  We  must  be 
true  to  religion,  the  life  and  power  of  all  that  is  truest  and  best 
in  the  world  or  the  future.  From  that  source  of  highest  good 
may  arise  the  spirit  and  power  of  the  finest  citizenship." 

— The  Rev.  Joseph  Cooper,  Pastor. 

The  Pearl  Street  Methodist  Church 

"Are  we  God-fearing  and  God-serving  citizens?  Surely  a 
question  of  grave  importance  asked  in  all  relations  to  human  life. 
Oh,  how  much  we  are  dependent  upon  God  for  the  advancement 
of  city  civilization  and  advantages !  Yet  as  in  the  old  city  of 
Enoch,  there  exists  in  ours  of  today  much  opposition  to  God, 
higher  humanity  and  good  citizenship. 

"When  an  individual  neglects  his  God,  his  church,  he  takes 
away  a  factor  for  city  improvement.  The  great  problem  of  the 
day  is  to  make  a  God-fearing  and  serving  environment.  Our 
prosperity  is  based  on  qualities  of  faith,  temperance,  service  and 
thrift,  the  products  of  religious  life.  Personal  righteousness  must 
enter  into  city  life.    We  must  study  civic  problems." 

—The  Rev.  John  S.  Bridgford,  D.D.,  Pastor. 

The  Church  of  the  New  Jerusalem 

The  Pastor  stated  that  years  ago  people  went  to  church  whether 
they  wanted  to  or  not,  but  that  today  people  follow  their  own 
inclinations.  Although  there  seems  to  be  a  falling  away  from 
church  attendance,  he  was  optimistic  in  regard  to  the  matter,  say- 
ing that  the  natural  desire  to  go  to  church  would  come  back  to  the 
masses  of  the  people,  in  time.     He  also  said  that  while  children 

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must  be  made  to  go  to  church  and  Sunday  school,  the  real 
Christian  spirit  in  the  heart  of  man  should  not  be  forced,  but 
must  come  from  a  natural  desire.  He  urged  that  this  desire  in 
the  hearts  of  the  people  of  Brockton  be  encouraged. 

— The  Rev.  Russell  Eaton,  Pastor. 

The  Church  of  the  Unity. 

The  Minister  commended  the  work  of  the  city  and  spoke  of 
the  high  morals  which  prevail.  He  commented  on  the  fact  that 
so  many  people  owned  their  own  homes.  He  hoped  the  time 
would  come  when  we  might  have  a  religion  of  America,  not  one 
brought  across  the  water.  He  expressed  the  hope  that  before  the 
next  hundred  years  should  elapse,  it  would  be  possible  to  attend 
a  church  service  which  could  be  enjoyed  without  passing  a 
number  of  perfectly  good  churches  because  one  could  not  believe 
in  them.  The  word  picture  was  of  a  religion  of  America  such 
as  all  might  enjoy,  though  not  accepting  it  in  all  particulars,  and 
he  expressed  the  hope  that  labor  disagreements  and  industrial 
misunderstandings  might  soon  be  a  thing  of  the  past.  The 
theme  was  "You  will  confer  the  greatest  benefits  on  your  city, 
not  by  raising  its  roof,  but  by  exalting  its  souls." 

— Tlie  Rev.  Samuel  B.  Nohhs,  Pastor. 

The  Universalist  Church 

"We  have  learned  to  work  together  with  a  good  degree  of 
Christian  brotherliness,  and  have  developed  a  commendable  civic 
morale.  We  must  continue  and  improve  upon  the  policies  of 
the  past  that  have  made  us  a  great  city.  We  should  keep  before 
us  the  goal  of  an  ideal  city.  One  of  the  most  important  things 
is  to  continue  to  place  the  emphasis  on  the  church  first.  The 
teachings  of  religion  have  nurtured  all  that  is  noblest  and  best 
in  the  lives  of  the  citizens  of  Brockton  and  have  been  the  chief 
factor  in  developing  the  moral  fiber  of  our  people.  If  we  are 
to  conserve  our  city  and  build  it  greater,  we  must  look  sharply 
to  the  development  of  our  home  life. 

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We  have  learned  many  lessons  in  working  together.  We  have 
built  up  a  world-wide  reputation  as  leaders  in  adjusting  industrial 
conditions  on  a  fair  basis.  Brockton  has  become  famous  for  the 
practice  of  arbitration  and  it  is  our  privilege  to  carry  that  great 
Christian  principle  of  the  fair  deal  forward  to  the  highest  point. 
Another  thing  which  will  make  for  the  greatness  of  our  city  is 
to  improve  our  recreation  facilities  that  we  may  learn  to  play 
together  and  become  better  acquainted.  We  ought  to  seek  to 
make  a  wise  use  of  our  leisure  time  by  making  the  most  of  our 
opportunities  for  recreation  and  true  neighborliness  and  breaking 
down  barriers  of  class  or  race  or  creed. 

— The  Rev.  George  Wilson  Scudder,  Pastor. 

Other  Church  Topics 

"Making  the  City  Glad"— The  Rev.  Martin  C.  Jennings,  Lin- 
coln Congregational. 

"The  Prosperity  of  the  City"— Rabbi  A.  S.  Bervick.  Agudas 
Achim  Synagogue. 

"A  Sure  Foundation" — The  Rev.  Benjamin  Brawley,  Messiah 
Baptist. 

"A  Promise  for  Brockton"— The  Rev.  Samuel  A.  Jackson, 
United  Presbyterian. 

"The  City  of  God"— The  Rev.  Peter  Froeberg,  D.D.,  Swedish 
Lutheran. 


CONCERT  AND  COMMUNITY  SING— SUNDAY 
AFTERNOON 


Following  the  morning  exercises  by  the  Churches,  was  a  most 
appropriate  assembly  at  the  Fair  Grounds  at  5  o'clock  when  15,000 
men,  women  and  children  formally  opened  the  Centennial  week. 
The  program  planned  by  the  Sunday  Committee  carried  the 
official  warrant  in  the  presence  and  message  of  His  Honor,  Mayor 
Roger  Keith,  who  read  a  Proclamation  setting  apart  the  week 

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of  remembrance.  Alartland's  Band  of  fifty  pieces,  Mace  Gay, 
conductor,  and  a  huge  chorus  led  by  George  Sawyer  Dunham, 
furnished  music.  In  the  singing  of  hymns  and  songs,  the  great 
audience  enthusiastically  joined. 

The  following  program  was  rendered : 

March — "America  Victorious"  Baglev 

The  Band 

Songs — "America"     "Come,  Thou  Almighty  King" 

Selections  by  the  Band — 

From  "Rigoletto"  Verdi 

Overture  from  "William  Tell"  Rossini 

"The  Stars  and  Stripes  Forever"  Sousa 

Centennial  Proclamation —  Mayor  Keith 

"Whereas  on  June  15,  1921,  the  community  known  as  the 
City  of  Brockton  will  be  100  years  old,  and 

"Wliereas,  hundreds  of  people  are  now  enthusiastically  ren- 
dering service  in  order  that  this  event  may  be  suitably  marked, 
and 

"Whereas,  our  City  with  its  usual  spirit  desires  to  com- 
memorate as  a  whole  this  Anniversary, 

"I  do  therefore  set  aside  the  week  of  June  12th  to  18th  for 
fitting  observation  thereof,  for  the  welcome  of  returning  citi- 
zens for  the  promotion  of  personal  friendship,  for  the  proper 
climax  to  100  years  of  sv:ccessful  growth,  for  the  first  step  in 
our  second  century. 

"May  Almighty  God  continue  to  bless  and  prosper  our  City. 

"Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  this  seventh  day  of  June, 
A.   D.,    1921." 

Roger  Keith,  Mayor. 

A  Prayer  for  Our  City —  Written  by  Walter  Rauschenbusch 

Read  by  The  Rev.  Horace  F.  Holton,  D.D., 

Pastor  Porter  Congregational  Church 

Singing — "Centennial  Hymn"  Written  for  the  Anniversary 

I'y  Arthur  L.  Atwood,  Brockton 
"Battle  Hymn  of  the  Republic" 
"Love's  Old  Sweet  Song" 
"Dixie" 

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ADRIAN  P.  COTE 
Member  of  the  Executive,  Chairman  of  Publicity  Committee 


Suite — "Don  Quixote"  Safranck 

1  Spanish  \'illage 

2  Danza 

3  Dulcinea 

4  Don  Quixote 

Singing — 
"Sniiles" 

"Old  Folks  at  Home" 
"There's  a  Long,  Long  Trail" 

Grand  Selection  by  the  Band — 

Songs  from  The  Old  Folks  Lake 

The  program  concluding  with  a  remarkable  rendering  of  "The 
Star  Spangled  Banner,"  by  the  audience  and  band. 

(Centennial  Hymn  received  award  offered  by   Sunday   Committee.         Included    in 
Morning  Order  of  Services,  page  61.) 


MONDAY:    DECORATIONS  AND  EXHIBITS 

The  City  presented  a  gala  day  appearance.  In  accord  with  the 
suggestions  of  the  Executive  Committee,  corporations  and  citi- 
zens made  lavish  use  of  the  colors.  An  appropriation  of  $500 
was  granted  as  encouragement  to  the  merchants.  The  Official 
Banner  hung  across  Main  Street,  just  north  of  Crescent,  at- 
tracted much  attention.  The  Chamber  of  Commerce  co-operated 
in  a  unique  way :  numerous  small  evergreens  in  cement  receptacles 
were  placed  along  the  walks  throughout  the  business  section. 
Among  the  notable  decorations  aside  from  ])ubHc  buildings,  were 
those  of  the  Commercial  Club.  Fraternal  houses,  factories  and 
business  blocks  generally  recognized  the  occasion  and  fairly 
blossomed  with  flags,  bunting  and  special  designs.  It  is  not  too 
much  to  say  that  never  in  Brockton's  history  has  there  been  such 
a  genuine  and  unanimous  desire  to  make  the  City  attractive. 

Early  in  the  Centennial  planning  historic  and  memorial  exhibits 
were  projected.  The  Chamber  of  Commerce,  through  the  retail 
Merchant's  Bureau,  William  R.  Cook,  Chairman,  undertook  a 
definite  campaign   for  individual  publicity  in  window  and  press 

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FRED  E.  HILTON 
Secretary  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Member  of  General  Committee 


advertising,  having  a  distinctive  Centennial  flavor.  There  was 
an  admirable  response  and  the  stores  were  rewarded  by  the 
crowds  which  viewed  their  efforts. 

Edgar  P.  Howard  exhibited  a  collection  of  water  color  sketches 
in  the  window  of  the  millinery  store  of  Miss  Celia  Burke.  Among 
them :  "The  First  Shipment  of  Shoes  from  North  Bridgewater," 
(1811)  ;  Mis'  Jones"  School  with  her  Rewards  of  Merit;  "Main 
Street  in  1837."  One  of  the  notable  memorials  was  the  desk 
used  by  the  Selectmen  in  drawing  up  papers  creating  the  new 
Town  of  North  Bridgewater,  in  1821. 

Edison  Electric  Company  gave  prominent  place  to  a  portrait 
of  Mr.  Edison  (see  p. 25)  and  pictures  of  its  plants  in  this 
vicinity. 

At  Brassard's  Variety  Store,  222  Court  Street,  were  exhibited 
by  Charles  S.  W.  Sanford,  two  photographs  showing  the  First 
Steam  Fire  Engine  and  first  Hose  Cart.  The  pictures  were 
taken  at  Perkins  Park,  1876,  the  year  of  their  commission.  Am- 
brose Kane  &  Co.,  Enterprise  Building,  showed  sketches  and 
etchings  of  early  North  Bridgewater  and  Brockton.  A  variety 
of  old  furniture,  heirlooms  and  firearms  were  displayed  in  Wil- 
son's Smoke  Shop,  Main  Street.  Storey  &  Co.,  Washburn  Block, 
made  a  most  interesting  exhibit  of  priceless  gowns  under  the 
title,  "Fashion  Show  of  the  1860  Period."  Among  them  that 
worn  at  her  wedding  by  Mrs.  Ellen  K.  Joslyn  (Mrs.  Elisha  H.) 
in  1857,  and  also  the  wedding  gown  of  Mrs.  Georgietta  A.  Reed 
(Mrs.  William).   1874. 

\\'ilson's  Studio  presented  in  its  wall-window,  a  collection  of 
old  photographs  made  by  David  T.  Burrell,  a  pioneer  in  Brock- 
ton. This  group,  gathered  half  a  century  ago,  included  a  print 
of  the  late  George  E.  Keith.  Plymouth  County  Trust  Company 
showed  in  two  windows,  the  Old  and  New.  pictures  illustratin-^ 
the  community  through  the  middle  and  present  i:)eriods  of  devel- 
opment. Many  of  these  were  loaned  by  Frank  E.  Packard.  The 
photograph  of  the  factory  owned  by  Peleg  S.  Leach,  standing 
upon  the  present  site  of  the  Police  Station,  attracted  much  atten- 
tion.    One  of  the  most   instructive   contributions   to   the   educa- 


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tional  side  of  the  Celebration  was  made  through  the  press:  The 
Times  illustrating  its  issues  with  pictures  of  present  public  build- 
ings and  The  Enterprise  exhibiting  a  valuable  series  of  old  views 
illustrating  special  articles.  Glazier,  photographer,  showed  a 
picture  of  the  Grover  disaster  of  1905. 

At  tlu-  Pulilic  Library,  Mr.  W'hitniore  and  his  associates  ar- 
ranged a  unitjue  exhibit  of  women's  costumes  from  1840  to  the 
present,  made  from  fashion  i:)lates.  In  the  Art  room,  many 
photograplis  of  Colonial  furniture  were  shown.  Fraser  Dry 
Goods  Co.  had  an  artistic  display,  centering  in  two  shawls  of  ye 
olde  tyme.  One  is  the  property  of  Airs.  A,  G.  A\'aterman,  date 
of  1826;  and  the  other,  a  Paisley,  owned  by  Mrs.  Silas  Daven- 
port, and  belonging  to  the  same  period.  Cook  &  Tyndall  Co. 
showed  dress  goods  of  1848  and  other  interesting  mementos. 

Appropriately  the  collection  of  portraits  of  the  principals  of 
the  High  School  was  completed  and  exhibited  Centennial  Week. 
Headmaster  ]\Ierle  S.  Getchell,  seventh  in  the  succession,  was 
responsible  for  the  securing  of  this  important  contribution  to  local 
educational  history.  The  group  includes:  J.  G.  Leavitt,  1864- 
1866;  Alfred  Laws,  1866-1868;  Edward  W.  Rice,  1868-1869; 
Alonzo  Meserve,  1869-1870;  Edward  Parker,  January,  1871-1906 
as  principal,  afterward  teacher  of  American  history  and  principal 
emeritus  until  October,  1914,  when  retired  by  law  ;  Charles  T. 
C.  Whitcomb,  1906-1914. 

Among  the  residences  having  special  historical  significance  and 
so  indicated  were  the  Bryant  Homestead,  Belmont  Street  (see 
pp.  39-43  ),  owned  today  by  the  William  Cullen  Bryant  Asso- 
ciation, and  the  house  built  in  1881  by  former-Governor  William 
L.  Douglas  on  West  Elm  Street,  now  occupied  by  Charles  R. 
Storey. 

Notable  interest  was  taken  in  the  Centennial  by  local  banks : 
Brockton  National  issued  a  gold  souvenir  medal  carrying  a  design . 
symbolic  of  the  progress  of  the  city.  These  were  widely  distrib- 
uted. Plymouth  County  Trust  Company  published  a  four-page 
folder  with  views  of  Brockton  and  a  historical  and  interpretive 
article. 

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THE  PORTER  MEMORIAL  SERVICE 

/;/  Coiiimciiioratioii  of  flic  Ministry  of  the  First  Pastor, 
The  Reverend  John  Porter,  1740-1800 

While  not  originally  a  part  of  the  Centennial  observance  as 
planned  by  the  Central  Committee,  the  exercises  held  on  Tuesday 
afternoon,  June  14,  at  the  grave  of  the  First  Minister  of  the 
North  Parish  of  Bridgewater,  readily  became  important  in  the 
week's  recognition  of  formative  influences.  The  ceremonies  were 
held  in  the  old  First  Parish  Cemetery  on  Main  Street  nearly 
opposite  Grove,  on  the  grounds  lately  acquired  by  a  new  corpora- 
tion of  descendents  of  Mr.  Porter's  contemporaries,  for  improve- 
ment and  perpetual  care. 

The  exercises  were  in  charge  of  The  Rev.  ^^'arren  P.  Landers, 
representing  the  First  Parish,  and  The  Rev.  Horace  F.  Holton, 
D.D.,  Minister  of  Porter  Church.  They  were  assisted  by  The 
Rev.  Seeley  K.  Tompkins.  D.D..  Minister  of  the  South  Congrega- 
tional Church  and  a  quartet  consisting  of  Miss  Theresa  Sprague. 
Miss  Ellen  Nelson,  Louis  Carroll  and  John  R.  Jones,  singing 
hymns  of  the  period.  During  the  exercises  the  chimes  in  the 
First  Parish  tower  played  appropriately. 

After  a  selection  by  the  quartet  and  scripture  reading  from 
Ecclesiasticus  XLIV  by  Dr.  Tompkins,  prayer  was  offered  by 
Dr.  Holton.  On  behalf  of  the  Churches,  a  Memorial  wreath  was 
then  placed  upon  the  headstone  by  Suzanne  Cary  Gruver  and 
Bertha  Corliss  Landers,  of  the  Pilgrim  Daughters  of  First  Parish, 
and  Mrs.  O.  W.  Adams  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Thayer  of  the 
United  Workers  of  Porter  Church. 

The  first  address  follows : 

A  Portrait  of  the  First  Minister  of 
North  B ridge w.xter 

By  Rev.  Warren  P.  Landers 
Upon  early  18th  Century  canvas  it  is  my  privilege  to  sketch 
a  portrait  of  the  First  Minister  of  the  North  Parish  of  Bridge- 
water. 


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John  Porter  was  a  native  of  Abington,  our  nearby  neighbor 
on  the  east,  where  he  was  born  in  1716.  His  parents,  Samuel 
and  Mary  Porter,  in  accord  with  the  godly  habit  of  their  genera- 
tion, dedicated  him  to  the  gospel  ministry.  For  that  period  of 
New  England  history,  Harvard  College  was  the  only  considerable 
center  of  education.  There  pious  folk  sent  their  sons.  Graduates 
were  chiefly  candidates  for  the  sacred  ofifice,  even  as  among 
cultured  people  the  clergy  formed  the  leading  class.  At  twenty, 
John  Porter  had  graduated.  Records  are  not  clear  as  to  his  life 
for  the  next  three  years  (1736-39),  but  we  assume  that,  after 
the  manner  of  the  times,  he  studied  divinity  with  some  leading 
clergyman,  fitting  himself  both  for  the  polemic  work  in  which 
the  pulpit  of  that  day  so  much  delighted  and  for  the  pastoral 
service  to  which  he  later  gave  wisdom  and  zeal. 

When  he  was  twenty-three,  Mr.  Porter  candidated  for  the 
Fourth  Church  in  Bridgewater.  This  Parish  had  been  set  apart 
in  1739.  Its  meeting  house,  begun  two  years  before,  was  not 
finished  till  1749.  It  occupied  a  site  not  far  from  the  present 
First  Parish  Congregational  Church,  whose  chimes  just  rang 
in  beautiful  cadence  Wesley's  hymn — "Jesus,  Lover  of  My  Soul," 
composed  in  the  year  of  Mr.  Porter's  actual  pastoral  beginning 
in  this  community.  He  was  called  to  the  Church  August  25, 
1740,  and  ordained  to  the  Christian  ministry  the  15th  of  October 
following. 

The  edifice  was  a  simple  board  structure  without  steeple,  bell 
or  chimney.  \\'armth  was  supplied  from  the  pulpit.  Diamond- 
shaped  panes  filled  the  windows.  It  was  gradually  completed 
according  to  funds  and  the  wishes  of  individual  families.  Pews 
were  erected  by  purchasers  of  floor  space,  as  required.  The 
records  show  men's  and  women's  galleries  approached  by  separate 
stairs,  and  also  a  distinct  section  for  the  few  colored  people  of 
that  day. 

Amidst  such  material  conditions,  in  a  straggling  New  England 
village  still  under  foreign  control,  Mr.  Porter  began  his  long 
ministry  of  sixty  years.  "His  qualifications,  both  natural  and 
acquired,"   quaintly   wrote   Bradford   Kingman,   "were  peculiarly 

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respectable."  His  mind  was  alert.  While  not  controversial  as 
many  in  his  veneration,  he  was  an  able  defender  of  the  Faith 
as  he  ri'cei\e(l  it.  and  for  the  period  of  stress  through  which  the 
Colonists  passed  in  '76  and  in  succeeding  years  he  manifested 
a  patriotic  spirit  which  endeared  him  to  the  entire  countryside. 

Among  the  factors  to  which  he  himself  attributed  usefulness, 
was  his  acquaintance,  later  ripening  into  friendship,  with  that 
renowned  spiritual  leader,  George  Whitfield,  who  visited  America 
(1738)  just  prior  to  Mr.  Porter's  coming  to  the  Parish  and  again 
in  1744.  On  this  last  itinerary,  the  famous  preacher  came  to 
Boston.  During  the  weeks  following  November  24th,  Whitfield 
preached  "in  the  southern  part  of  the  province."  It  was  then, 
presumably,  that  he  occupied  the  pul])it,  whose  mini.ster  we  are 
commemorating.  Recalling  the  friendship  of  Whitfield  for  Wes- 
ley, we  can  see  how  the  forces  of  evangelical  teaching  moved  upon 
Mr.  Porter  and  doubtless  accounted  for  the  revivals  which  were 
later  recalled  in  a  historical  address  given  in  1820  (Daniel  Hun- 
tington, 1812-33,  First  Church;  1840-53,  South  Church).  There 
Mr.  Huntington  says  that  in  "six  successive  periods  Mr.  Porter 
was  gladdened  by  a  powerful  effusion  of  the  Holy  Spirit  and 
enlargement  of  the  Church."  Under  such  dispensation  and  with 
the  needs  of  the  growing  parish,  a  new  meeting  house  was  dedi- 
cated in  1763.  In  his  first  sermon  in  the  second  edifice,  the  pastor 
preached  from  the  words:  "The  glory  of  this  latter  House  shall 
be  greater  than  of  the  former"  (Haggai  11:9). 

An  illustration  of  his  resourcefulness  is  in  what  Dr.  Francis 
E.  Clark  acknowledges  to  have  been  in  spirit  and  practice  a 
true  Christian  Endeavor  Society.  Within  two  years  of  his  begin- 
ning here,  he  organized  a  reading  and  prayer  circle  among  his 
young  ])eople.  One  article  provided  for  a  roll-call  and  the  over- 
sight of  absentees.  In  the  interest  of  Christian  training,  Mr. 
Porter  Inter  ])ublished  an  address,  "The  Evangelical  Plan:  An 
Attempt  to  Form  Right  Notions  and  to  Establish  Them  in  the 
Minds  of  People." 

We  sometimes  think  of  old  days  in  New  England  towns  as 
wholly   ([uiet  and  peaceful.     It   is   true  that   they   were  pastoral 

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in  simplicity  but  there  were  years  of  stress  in  the  life  of  the 
State.  Men  of  this  Parish  furnished  bone  and  sinew  for  military 
expeditions  during  Mr.  Porter's  ministry — French  and  Indian, 
and  the  Revolution.  Judging  from  the  roll  of  soldiers  supplied 
by  Old  Bridgewater,  we  can  justly  infer  that  Mr.  Porter's  patri- 
otic utterances  fired  zeal  and  kept  unflagging  the  defence  and 
support  of  the  home-lines.  An  interesting  side-light  upon  the 
times  as  well  inchcating  the  spirit  of  this  Minister,  may  be  seen 
in  a  homely  event  which  took  place  on  the  birthday  of  Napoleon 
Bonaparte,  August  15,  1769.  It  was  a  famous  donation  party 
and  while  it  swelled  the  "180  pounds  per  year"  agreed  upon  in 
the  1740  "call,"  it  served  to  distinguish  alike  the  spirit  of  Parson 
and  People.  Young  women — ninety-seven  in  all — met  at  the 
minister's  house  and  presented  Mrs.  Porter  for  family  uses 
3,322  "knots"  of  linen,  tow,  cotton,  and  woolen  yarn,  which  they 
had  spun  for  that  purpose.  This  was  in  the  days  of  strong  anti- 
British  sentiment,  and  the  presentation  was  intended  to  convey 
that  idea  in  the  colonial  products.  After  strictly  home  refresh- 
ments, all  repaired  to  the  Church,  where  Mr.  Porter  preached  on 
Dorcas  and  her  good  works.  The  service  closed  with  an  original 
hynm  composed  by  the  pastor. 

This  reference  brings  us  to  the  family  of  the  Early  Minister, 
which  was  considerable  and  influential  in  its  legacy  to  the  Town 
and  State.  Mr.  Porter  first  married  Olive  Johnson  of  Canter- 
bury, Connecticut,  who  with  her  child  died  in  1749.  Later  he 
wedded  Mary  Huntington  of  Lebanon  of  that  State,  with  whom 
he  lived  for  fifty  years  and  to  whose  character  and  devotion  he 
owed  much  for  success  and  reputation.  She  died  November  22, 
1801.  There  were  eight  children  in  this  household.  Three  be- 
came ministers :  John,  Huntington,  and  Eliphalet.  The  first 
rose  to  rank  of  Major  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  The  others 
served  for  fifty  years  with  distinction  in  their  father's  calling. 
A  daughter,  Mary,  married  a  clergyman.  Jonathan  became  a 
surgeon  and  was  lost  at  sea.  David  died  in  youth.  Two  other 
daughters  were  Olive  and  Sybil. 

Mr.   Porter  continued  to  serve  the  Church  actively  till    1800, 

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when  in  response  to  his  request,  the  Parish  gave  him  a  colleague 
in  his  labors.  The  pulpit  privileges  were  divided  still,  for  in 
February,  1802,  the  aged  clergyman  preached  from  the  text: 
"I  Must  Work  the  Works  of  Him  That  Sent  Me  While  It  Is 
Day."  Three  weeks  later,  March  12,  1802,  he  passed  into  the 
land  where  is  no  night.  Venerated  in  life  and  lamented  in  death, 
today  a  grateful  people  recalls  liis  \irtues  and  deeds. 

And  so  they  brought  him  hither.  Tenderly  the  Fathers  laid 
him  in  this  place  hallowed  by  many  such  occasions  in  his  long 
ministry.  Here  they  wrote,  as  we  may  read  after  a  lapse  of 
more  than  a  hundred  years :  THEY  THAT  BE  WISE  SHALL 
SHINE  AS  THE  BRIGHTNESS  OF  THE  FIRMAMENT; 
AND  THEY  THAT  TURN  MANY  TO  RIGHTEOUSNESS 
AS  THE  STARS  FOR  EVER  AND  EVER.  It  is  a  gracious 
thought  that  in  our  Centennial  year  this  God's  Acre  is  to  be 
renovated  and  beautified  by  the  descendants  of  his  office  bearers 
in  that  First  Church  to  which  this  modern  City  owes  so  much 
for  strength  and  goodness. 

May  we  be  increasingly  worthy  of  such  a  heritage.  May  the 
Churches  which  perpetuate  his  memory  give  themselves  to  their 
tasks  in  these  commanding  times  with  sincere  and  untiring  devo- 
tion. Refreshed  by  these  Centennial  Days  may  this  community 
be  strengthened  for  its  social,  industrial  and  civic  life. 

The  second  address  was  in  part  as  follows  : — 

The  Influence  of  the  Early  New  England  Minister 

By  Rev.  Horace  F.  Holton,  D.D. 

It  is  well  for  us  to  come  aside  for  an  hour  in  this  Centennial 
Week,  into  this  neglected  old  ])arisli  burying-ground,  to  lay  a 
wreath  on  the  grave  of  the  man  who  was  the  first  minister  in 
this  community.  To  my  mind  this  cemetery  is  symbolic  of  the 
forgetfulness  that  is  in  tlic  minds  of  many  New  l^>nglanders  con- 
cerning the  most  powerful  influence  that  helped  to  shape  the 
character  and  destiny  of  this  part  of  the  United  States,  in  which 
we  take  such  rightful  pride. 

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New  England  owes  her  place  of  influence  in  this  land  of  ours 
to  the  sturdy  men  and  women  whom  she  reared  on  her  rock-ribbed 
farms,  and  in  her  quiet  country  villages,  and  then  scattered  all 
over  the  land,  to  be  leaders  in  industry,  and  to  be  examples  of 
integrity  and  righteousness.  Those  folks  were  moulded  by  the 
home,  the  school  and  the  church  of  those  days.  And  all  three 
of  these  agencies  were,  in  almost  every  community,  dominated 
and  inspired  by  a  single  outstanding  personality,  the  village  min- 
ister, of  whom  John  Porter,  the  man  whom  we  are  here  to  honor, 
was  a  faithful  and  consistent  example. 

A  thoughtless  age  like  ours  is  too  apt  to  be  satisfied  with  super- 
ficial judgments.  We  recall  the  hard  and  often  narrow  aspects 
of  the  characters  of  some  of  the  New  England  divines,  and  we 
read  with  amazement  of  their  heated  controversies  over  abstract 
theological  questions  in  which  we  are  no  longer  interested.  We 
read  of  their  strivings  of  soul,  and  of  their  doubts  as  to  their 
own  salvation,  and  their  gloomy  discourses  about  hell,  and  we  are 
apt  to  conclude  that  they  were  kill-joys,  frantically  leading  their 
people  into  the  barren  pastures  of  bigotry.  But  a  more  careful 
study  of  their  lives  reveals  them  as  men  of  extraordinary  charac- 
ter. They  were  far  better  than  their  theology.  The  fact  that 
the  most  of  them  had  pastorates  lasting  a  lifetime  is  a  revelation 
of  their  human  qualities.  They  went  to  a  place  and  settled  for 
life  among  their  people.  They  spent  long  hours  in  painstaking 
study ;  we  read  of  some  of  them  who  made  it  a  practice  to  be  in 
their  studies  from  14  to  16  hours  every  day.  They  were  men  of 
real  and  intense  personal  devotion.  They  often  had  a  very  humble 
idea  of  themselves  but  they  always  had  a  very  exalted  idea  of  their 
calling. 

Those  were  days  when  there  were  few  if  any  newspapers,  and 
little  communication  with  the  outside  world,  and  the  minister  was 
the  only  college-educated  man  in  his  community.  The  result 
was  that  he  was  looked  up  to  by  all.  From  him  they  received 
their  ideas  about  this  world  and  the  next.  He  was  their  guide  in 
government  as  well  as  in  religion.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that 
the  whole  life  of  America  has  been  shaped  for  good  by  these  men 

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of  God,  who,  by  their  learning,  their  piety  and  their  practical 
wisdom  led  their  people  along  the  ways  of  God,  and  shaped  their 
lives  according  to  the  austere  pattern  which  they  found  in  their 
Bible. 

The  quartet  sang  "There  is  a  Land  of  Pure  Delight,"  and  the 
exercises  closed  with  Benediction  by  Mr.  Landers. 


FRATERNAL  NIGHT— TUESDAY,  JUNE  14 

The  Centennial  Committee  made  large  provision  for  social 
opportunity.  It  emphasized  for  the  week  Old  Home  features,  but 
Tuesday  evening  was  set  aside  for  special  expression.  Upwards 
of  a  hundred  Clubs  and  Lodges  planned  Open  House  Night.  As 
has  been  noted  elsewhere,  their  advance  guards  came  early  to 
North  Bridgewater  and  have  through  the  years  been  conspicuous 
in  their  success.  They  have  in  general  contributed  to  the  social, 
benevolent  and  civic  life  of  the  Community. 

On  Fraternal  Night,  many  organizations  presented  carefully 
prepared  programs;  some  included  historical  addresses  of  special 
value.  One  of  the  most  notable  gatherings  was  at  the  Commercial 
Club  where  its  waiting  list  of  sixty  were  special  guests.  Presi- 
dent J.  Frank  Beal  introduced  D.  Brewer  Eddy,  one  of  the  Secre- 
taries of  the  American  Board  for  Missions  of  Boston,  as  speaker. 
The  address  was  historical  and  inspirational,  and  stressed  the 
need  of  the  preservation  of  the  old  ideals  by  industrial  leaders 
today. 

Dr.  Ezra  W.  Clark  made  the  principal  address  before  the 
Anchor  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  M.  U.,  and  the  scarlet  degree  was 
conferred  on  a  large  class  of  candidates.  Refreshments  were 
served  by  a  committee  in  charge  of  Harold  E.  Allen.  There 
were  many  special  guests. 

The  Masonic  event  of  the  evening  was  at  Paul  Revere  Hall, 
where  the  exercises  were  in  charge  of  John  N.  Howard,  W.  M. 
Musical  selections  by  the  South  Congregational  quartet  and 
luncheon  preceded  the  addresses.  Former  Mayor  David  W.  Bat- 
tles, a  Past  Master  of  the  Lodge,  traced  the  history  of  Masonry 
in  North  Bridgewater  since  the  dispensation  organizing  a  lodge 

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in  February,  1856.  \\'arren  P.  Landers,  Chaplain,  Joseph  Webb 
Lodge,  Boston,  and  of  BaaHs  Sanford  Lodge  of  this  City,  empha- 
sized the  spirit  of  brotherhood  as  the  assurance  and  safeguard 
of  the  future. 

An  elaborate  program  was  presented  by  Massasoit  Lodge,  Can- 
ton Nemasket,  Unity  Encampment,  and  the  four  Rebekah  Lodges 
of  Brockton,  at  Canton  Hall.  Nature  dances,  selections  by  the 
orchestra,  solos,  readings,  refreshments  and  the  presentation  of 
a  chair  to  Major  Daniel  W.  Packard,  were  features  of  the 
evening.     Grand  Lodge  officers  were  in  attendance. 

The  Knights  of  Pythias  interpreted  the  spirit  of  the  occasion: 
Damocles  Lodge  met  in  the  Temple  where  interesting  exercises 
were  held  including  a  Flag  address  (June  14)  by  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Cooper  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Montello  Lodge 
entertained  its  auxiliary,  Sabrina  A.  Erye  Camp,  and  out-of-town 
a  brief  address  and  greatly  enjoyed  an  evening  which  also  in- 
cluded a  musical  entertainment. 

Brockton  Divisions  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  kept 
open  house  under  direction  of  a  committee  at  the  head  of  which 
was  County  President  John  J.  Sheehan.  Postmaster  Edward 
Gilmore  gave  a  history  of  the  organization  and  Mayor  Keith 
brought  the  greetings  of  the  City. 

Knights  of  Sherwood  Forest  (Brockton  Conclave)  entertained 
visiting  members,  including  Supreme  Quartermaster  General, 
L.  A.  Main.     Addresses  and  refreshments  were  enjoyed. 

The  Brockton  Nest  of  Owls  met  in  specially  decorated  quarters, 
welcomed  guests  and  listened  to  talks  by  Supreme  Organizer 
Robert  Simpson  and  William  D.  Dwyer.  There  was  a  program 
of  entertainment. 

The  Young  Men's  Hebrew  Association  held  a  social  and  re- 
ceived Mayor  Keith  as  guest.  Interwoven  with  national  colors 
were  the  Zionist  light  blue  and  white  decorations.  A  committee 
of  which  Abraham  Horowitz  was  chairman,  served  refreshments. 

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FRANK  H.  WHITMORE 

Chairman  of  the  Pageant  Committee 
Member  of  Executive  and  Book  Committees 


The  Spanish  ^^'ar  \^eterans.  jNIajor  James  A.  Frye  Camp, 
entertained  its  auxiharv,  Sabrina  A.  Frye  Camp,  and  out-of-town 
guests.  A  banquet  was  served.  Jeremiah  E.  SulHvan,  past  com- 
mander, reviewed  the  history  of  North  Bridgewater. 

Shoe  City  \\'heehnen  observed  the  night  at  headcjuarters  in 
Clark's  Block.  Pictures  of  old-time  cycle  riders  were  exhibited 
and  a  greeting  received  from  A.  H.  Matson,  first  president  of 
the  Club.  Entertainment  and  refreshments  were  the  order.  Presi- 
dent C.  Arthur  Lendh  was  toastmaster. 

Club  Nationale  held  a  dancing  party  at  headquarters  on  Court 
Street.  An  orchestra  of  five  pieces  furnished  music  for  one  hun- 
dred couples.  Exhibition  dances  and  a  collation  were  features 
of  the  evening. 

The  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  expanded  the  Night 
idea  and  made  its  program  cover  the  Day.  Tennis,  swimming 
and  checker  championships  and  a  "final"  in  a  handball  tourna- 
ment, won  by  C.  F.  Leighton,  were  important  events. 

A  Pop  Concert  was  given  at  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  by  the  Brockton's 
Business  Woman's  Club.  An  orchestra  and  vocal  soloists  fur- 
nished music.     There  were  dancing  and  refreshments. 

Among  other  organizations  reporting  Open  House,  but  with 
no  formal  program,  were :  Brockton  Aerie,  F.  O.  E. ;  Brockton 
Lodge,  B.  P.  O.  E.;  Brockton  Lodge,  L.  O.  O.  M.;  Seville 
Council,  K.  of  C. 


THE  PAGEANT  OF  BROCKTON 

At  the  Fair  Grounds,  Wednesday  and  TJuirsday  Evenings, 
June  15  and  16 

In  a  Year  of  Pageantry,  Brockton's  contribution  was  a  distinct 
triumph  from  the  historic,  artistic  and  civic  points  of  view.  The 
author,  Su/.anne  Cary  Gruver,  is  entitled  to  great  ])raise  for  her 
eminent  gift  to  Centennial  Week.  Community  life  was  expressed 
in  visible  form  through  action,  color  and  groujiing,  dealing  with  a 
notable   tlicnic.   l)y   an    uncommon    caste,    and    reaching  a    Finale 

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LINWOOD  TAFT 
Director  of  the  Pageant  of  Brockton 


'^f  wondrous  beauty  and  inspiration.  The  Founding  of  the 
Town  and  its  development,  with  pictures  of  history  in  many 
departments  of  human  interest,  were  shown  in  the  episodes  pre- 
sented by  more  than  1,600  persons. 

From  the  time  the  Week's  Program  took  definite  shape,  it 
crystalized  into  this  form  of  memorial  education  and  entertain- 
ment. Aj)art  from  the  fine  co-operation  of  Committees  and  par- 
ticipants, a  high  local  reason  for  the  successful  presentations  of 
the  Pageant,  was  in  its  staging  at  the  Brockton  Fair  Grounds, 
wdiere  great  events  so  often  occur.  The  Agricultural  Society 
management  not  only  tendered  the  use  of  the  Grounds  and  grand- 
stand seating  accommodations,  but  co-operated  in  every  way  with 
generosity  of  tiiue,  service  and  experience.  The  public  accepted 
the  challenge  to  its  interest  and  attendance. 

In  setting  up  the  Pageant,  the  Chairman,  Frank  H.  Whitmore, 
Public  Librarian,  gathered  about  him  a  group  of  workers  who 
made  its  production  their  chief  business  for  many  weeks.  When 
finally  completed,  the  directing  personnel  of  The  Pageant  was 
as  follows : 

Executive  Couunittee — Frank  H.  Whitmore,  Chairman;  Wil- 
lard  F.  Jackson,  Executive  Secretary ;  Joseph  F.  Reilly,  Corre- 
.sponding  Secretary ;  John  N.  Howard.  Treasurer ;  William  A. 
BuUivant,  Harry  W.  Flagg,  Mrs.  S.  J.  Gruver,  Warren  S.  Keith, 
Warren  P.  Landers. 

Director — Linwood  Taft. 

Author — Suzanne  Cary  Gruver. 

Musical  Director — George  Sawyer  Dunham. 

Production  Committees 

Book — William  T.  Card,  Chairman;  Mrs.  S.  J.  Gruver,  Warren 
P.  Landers. 

Cast — Mrs.  Oscar  F.  Emery,  Chairman ;  Mrs.  W.  A.  Sampson, 
Mrs.  A.  A.  Wilbur,  Mrs.  Merton  Willis. 

Dancing — Miss  Mary  E.  Fish,  Chairman ;  Miss  Ruble  Capen, 
Miss  Marie  Cote,  Miss  Florence  Lavy,  Miss  Ida  Horton,  Miss 
Mae  McGee. 

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PAGEANT  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 

1.  Representing:  City  Council,        4.     Treasurer.  7.     Civic  Representative 

2.  Legal  Advisor.  5.     Chairman.  8.     Centennial  Secretary. 

3.  Author.  6.     Executive  Secretary.  9.     Corresponding  Secretary. 


JOHN  F.  SCULLY 
Vice  Chairman   of  Centennial  Executive  Committee 


Lighting — Harry  C.  Smith,  Chairman ;  J.  J.  Cahill,  L.  M. 
Churbuck. 

Costumes — Mrs.  ]\I.  F.  ElHs,  Chairman;  Airs.  J.  [.  Boyd,  As- 
sistant Chairman;  Mrs.  W.  B.  Caswell,  Miss  Violet  Ellis,  Miss 
Katherine  Field,  Miss  Marjorie  Field,  Mrs.  Charles  Groce,  Miss 
Margaret  Howard,  Mrs.  Erwin  Reynolds,  Miss  Helen  L.  Tew, 
Mrs.  C.  G.  WiUard. 

Make  L'>— Edgard  P.  Howard,  Chairman ;  W.  Fred  Allen,  Mrs. 
Arthur  Blackey,  Mrs.  George  W.  R.  Hill,  George  W.  R.  Hill, 
Mrs.  H.  B.  Holmes,  George  Hull,  Mrs.  A.  S.  Kenney,  Fred  W. 
Sargent,  Mrs.  Harold  Swain,  Harold  Swain. 

Music — George  Sawyer  Dunham.  Chairman ;  A.  G.  Baldwin, 
G.  A.  Boucher,  T.  Francis  Burke,  J.  J.  Cahill.  Joseph  E.  Feeley. 
C.  Lottie  French,  W.  E.  McGunnigle,  Edward  L.  Pearson,  Paulin 
Peterson,  Morris  Rafkin,  F.  A.  Tonis. 

Properties — LeBaron  Atherton,  Chairman  ;  George  W.  Adams, 
U.  A.  Avery,  Benjamin  Taber. 

Publicity — Adrian  P.  Cote,  Chairman  ;  James  H.  Burke,  Fred 
E.  Hilton,  Ralph  G.  Paulding,  Joseph  F.  Reilly,  Albert  G.  Smith. 

Rehearsals — Chester  A.  Hickman,  Chairman;  David  Irving, 
George  W.  Livie. 

Scenery — Emil  Lagergren,  Chairman ;  Giovanni  Castano,  Leslie 
Chamberlain,  Joseph  Rodolphele. 

Singing — Miss  Harriette  M.  Perkins,  Chairman ;  John  Daley, 
Miss  Ellen  Freberg,  Hjalmar  Freberg,  Miss  Grace  A.  James, 
Ernest  W.  Stedman. 

Stage  Construction  and  Grounds — Harry  C.  Briggs,  Chairman  ; 
C.  H.  Pope,  Edward  M.  Thompson. 

Stage  Management — William  B.  Freeman.  Chairman ;  Alden 
Howard,  Norman  Petrie,  Ernest  W.  Stedman. 

Tickets — Edward  M.  Thompson,  Chairman  ;  Frank  L.  Crocker, 
Ralph  P.  Jackson,  Horace  Mann. 

Auto  Parking — Fred  Drew,  Chairman ;  F  .E.  Constans,  P.  G. 
Flint. 

Police  and  Public  Safety — Louis  F.  Eaton,  Chairman;  Walter 
Gilday,  Angus  Kennedy. 

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WILLIAM   H.   FRKEMAN 
Chairman  Pageant  Stage  Management 


The  Executive  Committee  met  regularly  each  Friday.  On  the 
evening  of  May  6th  there  wa.s  a  dinner-conference  of  the  Com- 
mittees and  associated  workers,  at  the  Palace  Hotel.  The  speakers 
were  Chairman  Whitmore ;  Mayor  Keith ;  Dr.  Horace  F.  Holton, 
who  aroused  much  enthusiasm  for  the  local  production  by  his 
interpretation  of  the  Pageant  of  St.  Louis  in  1914;  Secretary 
Landers ;  and  Linwood  Taft,  Boston,  elected  Pageant  Director 
in  March.  Mr.  Taft  had  been  a  Director  of  Pageantry,  School 
of  Education,  University  of  Missouri ;  Director  of  Pageant  of 
Savannah,  1919;  member  of  Council  of  National  Defence;  lec- 
turer Drama  School  League,  Chicago,  August,  1920. 

The  following  budget  adopted  by  the  Pageant  Executive  Com- 
mittee, John  N.  Howard,  treasurer,  was  announced :  Stage, 
$1,000;  music,  $1,000;  Director  (ten  percent),  $800;  costumes, 
$500;  grounds,  $500;  lighting,  $500;  advertising,  $500;  printing, 
$500;  writer  of  Pageant  Book,  $400;  properties,  $300;  scenery, 
$500;  tickets,  $75;  sanitary,  $25;  reserve  for  incidentals,  $1,400 — 
total,  $8,000,  appropriated  by  City  government. 

The  spirit  of  co-operation  was  clearly  shown  in  the  readiness 
with  which  varied  Church,  Civic,  and  Fraternal  groups  assumed 
responsibility  for  the  sixteen  Episodes.  After  conferences  with 
leaders.  Director  Taft  appointed  regular  rehearsals  for  all,  finals 
being  held  at  the  Fair  Grounds.  Friday  and  Monday  evenings, 
June  10th  and  13th.  There  a  huge  stage  had  been  erected 
directly  opposite  the  grandstand  and  consequently  in  full  view 
of  the  quarter-stretch.  A  background  of  hundreds  of  evergreen 
trees  and  a  brilliant  electrical  lighting  effect,  combined  with 
vari-colored  and  lustrous  apparel,  produced  a  scene  never  to  be 
forgotten.  By  the  dates  mentioned,  public  interest  had  been 
developed  and  the  informal  performances  were  witnessed  by  large 
assemblies.  At  the  actual  presentations  of  the  Pageant  the  attend- 
ance was  50,000.  Had  the  plans  included  other  appearances, 
an  equal  number  would  have  thronged  the  grounds  to  see  the 
highly  gorgeous,  historic  and  instructive  creation. 


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THE  BIRTHDAY— \\EDNESDAY.  JUNE  15— FIRST 
PAGEANT  PRODUCTION 


According  to  the  suggestion  of  the  Executive  Committee,  the 
exact  date  of  the  Centennial  was  specially  marked  from  its 
beginning  to  the  Day's  close.  The  acceptance  of  the  Act  creating 
the  Town  of  North  Bridgewater  was  on  June  15.  1821.  On  that 
date  one  hundred  years  later  the  City  which  had  developed  re- 
called with  fitting  ceremony  the  early  fact. 

xA.t  7  o'clock  a  general  welcome  was  accorded  the  Day  by  bell 
and  whistle  throughout  the  City.  Churches  and  factories — the 
spiritual  and  material — joined  in  exalting  the  hour.  It  was  as 
rare  a  day  in  June  as  the  calendar  ever  bore.  There  was  an  air 
of  expectancy,  for  great  interest  centered  in  the  forthcoming 
Pageant.  Long  before  sunset,  people  gathered  at  the  Fair 
Grounds — many  with  supper  baskets — to  secure  good  location 
in  the  unreserved*  section  of  the  grandstand.  At  the  hour  of 
beginning,  stand  and  quarter  stretch  held  twenty  thousand,  eagerly 
watching  the  colorful  moving  pictures  upon  the  stage  and  listen- 
ing to  the  accompanying  orchestra  and  highly-trained  and  re- 
sponsive chorus. 

The  special  guests  of  the  evening  were  Governor  and  Mrs. 
Channing  H.  Cox,  his  aides,  Captain  Brown,  and  Major  Warren 
S.  Keith,  of  this  City,  wath  Mrs.  Keith.  The  Governor's  party 
was  met  by  Mayor  Keith  and  his  mother.  Mrs.  Horace  A.  Keith ; 
former  Mayor  John  S.  Kent,  chairman  of  the  speakers  and 
guests  committee,  and  Mrs.  Kent ;  and  State  Councillor  and  Mrs. 
Harry  H.  Williams.  On  arrival  at  the  station,  they  were  at  once 
conveyed  to  the  Pageant  ground  where  they  occupied  boxes 
throughout  the  evening.  The  Governor  at  the  close  expressed 
himself   in  enthusiastic  terms: 

"It  was  fine;  quite  wonderful.  It  was  unusual  also  to  see  such 
a  crowd  and  to  have  such  ciuict  jjrevail.  All  seemed  to  sense 
the  spirit  of  the  Pageant.  .  .  .  Brockton  should  be  proud  of 
this  wonderful  spectacle." 

*  7.000  free  seats. 

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Representinj^ 
THE    BROCKTON    FAIR    MANAGEMENT. 


JOHN  S.  KENT 
Member  of  ICxeeiitive  and  Cliairman  of  Speakers  and  (iuests  Committee 


The  Selectmen  of  many  nearby  towns  were  also  in  attendance, 
occupying  reserved  seats,  as  guests  of  the  City.  They  were  most 
cordial  in  their  expressions  of  appreciation. 

Sergeant  Stephen  J.  Bryan  was  in  charge  of  the  Police  detail. 
Scout  Commissioner  Carroll  F.  Deady  superintended  the  Boy 
Scouts,  serving  as  ushers  and  messengers.  Louis  F.  Eaton  repre- 
sented the  Centennial  Committee  as  chairman  of  police  and  public 
safety.  Congratulations  were  very  general  and  Mr.  Whitmore 
voiced  the  satisfaction  of  the  Pageant  Committee  in  recognizing 
"the  spirit  of  co-operation  and  initiative  everywhere  found." 
George  Sawyer  Dvmham,  Director  of  Music,  said :  "The  program 
was  well  received  by  the  vast  audience.  I  was  satisfied.  The 
size  of  the  production  added  to  the  difficult  out-door  conditions, 
but  I  am  well  pleased  with  the  accomplishment  of  the  chorus." 


THURSDAY— JUNE  16— SECOND  PAGEANT 
PRODUCTION 


The  great  success  of  the  previous  evening  was  itself  prophecy 
for  interest  and  attendance  the  Second  Night. 

The  principal  guests  were  members  of  the  Massachusetts 
Mayors'  Club,  present  on  invitation  of  the  Central  Committee 
through  Mayor  Keith.  City  Hall  was  the  first  place  of  assembly 
and  after  its  inspection,  the  party  was  served  luncheon  in  the 
Commissary  Building  of  the  W.  L.  Douglas  Shoe  Company.  At 
2.30,  the  Hig-h  School  was  visited,  and  later  the  Eldon  Keith 
Field  for  school  athletics,  also  the  Fred  F.  Field  Dutchland  Farm. 
At  4.00,  the  guests  were  conducted  through  the  new  Number  11 
George  E.  Keith  Co.  factory.  Dinner  v/as  served  at  the  Com- 
mercial Club  at  6.00. 

Mayor  Keith  received  the  Club  with  Former  Mayors  Burbank, 
McLeod,  Gleason  and  Hickey.  Former  Mayor  Charles  H.  Adams 
of  Melrose,  President  of  the  Mayor's  Club,  oflfered  congratulations 
and  thanks  at  the  dinner,  both  to  the  Mayor  of  Brockton  and  to  the 
City. 

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CHAIRMEN    OF    PAGEANT    PRODUCTION    COMMITTEES. 


1. 

Book. 

4. 

Dancin^f. 

7. 

Music. 

2. 

Cast. 

5. 

Lighting. 

8. 

Properties 

3. 

Costumes. 

6. 

Make-up. 

9. 

Publicity. 

CHAIRMEN    OF   PAGEANT   PRODUCTION    COMMITTEES. 


1.  Rehearsals, 

2.  Scenery. 

3.  Singing. 


4.  Stage  Construction  6.     Auto  Parking 

and  Grounds.  7.     Tickets 

5.  Stage  Management.  8.    Police  and  Public  Safety. 


Those  present  at  Dinner  were :  Mayors,  Parker  B.  Flanders, 
Haverhill ;  Charles  B.  Ashley,  New  Bedford ;  Patrick  A.  Sulli- 
van, ]\larlboro;  Edgar  B.  Stone,  Quincy,  with  Mrs.  Stone;  Roger 
Keith,  Brockton,  with  Mrs.  Keith.  Former  Mayors,  Stewart  B. 
]\IcLeod,  with  Mrs.  McLeod ;  Harry  C.  Howard,  with  Mrs. 
Howard;  John  S.  Kent;  Charles  Williamson;  Emery  AI.  Low, 
with  ]Mrs.  Low;  John  S.  Bnrbank ;  William  L.  Gleason,  with  Mrs. 
Gleason ;  Charles  j\L  Hickey ;  David  W.  Battles ;  and  Edward  H. 
Keith — all  of  Brockton;  Edward  F.  Brown  and  Mrs.  Brown  of 
Marlboro ;  Charles  F.  McCarthy,  Marlboro ;  John  B.  Tracy  and 
Mrs.  Tracy  of  Taunton ;  Charles  A.  Buckley  and  Mrs.  Buckley, 
Chicopee;  Charles  H.  Adams,  Melrose;  George  H.  Fall  and  Mrs. 
Fall,  Maiden ;  C.  F.  Lynch  and  Mrs.  Lynch,  Lawrence.  Com- 
missioners, George  Munsey,  with  Mrs.  Munsey ;  and  George  L. 
Martin,  Haverhill.  Aldermen,  James  F.  Collins,  Frank  A.  Mc- 
Nulty,  Harrison  T.  Borden,  Clifton  W.  Bartlett,  Thomas  Kirk- 
ham,  and  former  Alderman  Charles  M.  Carroll ;  City  Clerk  Walter 
H.  B.  Remington,  all  of  New  Bedford;  W.  D.  Rockwood  and 
Mrs.  Rockwood,  Cambridge ;  Asa  T.  Newhall  and  Mrs.  Newhall, 
Lynn;  Arthur  B.  Curtis,  Miss  Ella  F.  Hall,  and  Mrs.  Alfred  S. 
Hall,  Revere ;  Miss  Blanche  F.  McGuire,  Rockland ;  John 
O'Hare ;  John  O'Hearne  and  Mrs.  O'Hearne ;  Councilman  Gerald 
Kelleher,  City  Physician  W.  D.  Ducy,  City  Engineer  Harold  S. 
Crocker,  Lee  Kedian,  Frank  R.  Barnard,  Adrian  P.  Cote,  Clerk 
of  the  Common  Council ;  Mrs.  Edith  M.  Blanchard,  Secretary 
to  the  Mayor;  and  City  Clerk  J.  Albert  Sullivan,  all  of  Brockton. 

The  Day  closed  with  the  Pageant  and  the  fine  qualities  of  the 
preceding  evening  were,  if  possible,  improved  upon  and  the  entire 
production  elicited  highest  praise  from  the  30,000  spectators. 
Among  important  persons  in  attendance  outside  the  Mayors' 
Club,  were  Frank  Chouteau  Brown  and  Mrs.  Brown  of  Boston, 
guests  of  the  Pageant  author,  Suzanne  Gary  Gruver.  Mr.  Brown 
is  president  of  the  American  Pageant  Association  and  therefore 
an  expert  critic.     He  gave  out  this  statement: 

"One  of  the  finest  productions  1  ever  witnessed  in  this  country; 
one  that  has  impressed  and  pleased  me  more  than  I  can  express 

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in  words.  Particularly  I  was  impressed  by  the  artistic  setting, 
the  use  of  two  levels — the  high  level  of  the  stage,  with  the 
track  as  a  lower  one— both  of  which  were  used  so  skilfully  that 
it  enhanced  rather  than  detracted  from  the  value  of  the  spectacle. 
I  may  say  whole-heartedly  that  Brockton  is  to  be  congratulated 
on  what  it  has  achieved." 

The  great  assembly  was  most  responsive.  It  followed  the 
movement  with  enthusiasm;  noted  with  applause  the  wonderful 
lighting  effects  and  was  quick  to  catch  the  spirit  of  both  speech 
and  action.  From  episode  to  episode,  through  to  the  finale, 
interest  was  sustained  at  a  high  plane  and  appreciation  most 
marked. 


The  Pageant  Director,  Linwood  Taft,  said  at  the  close  of  the 
evening : 

"I  wish  to  pay  a  special  tribute  to  the  faithful  and  efficient 
service  of  the  episode  leaders.  They  devoted  more  time  to  their 
work  than  the  public  has  any  conception  of.  I  received  hearty 
co-operation  from  all  sides— the  cast,  members  of  committees, 
stage  managers  and  immediate  assistants  and  from  George  Sawyer 
Dunham  and  Mace  Gay.  who  had  charge  of  the  music.  I  con- 
sider Brockton's  Pageant  to  be  one  of  the  most  successful  I  have 
ever  directed." 


Mrs.  Gruver  properly  recognized  the  values  of  the  production: 
"I  feel  the  Pageant  has  accomplished  great  things.  It  awakens 
civic  pride,  groups  all  in  one  united  work,  stimulates  the  imagin- 
ation and  makes  many  realize  for  the  first  time  the  true  greatness 
of  their  own  community.  I  wish  to  express  my  appreciation  for 
the  wonderful  co-operative  .spirit  of  all  who  had  a  part.  It  was 
this  spirit  which  was  the  secret  of  its  success." 

And  thus  it  passed  into  History. 


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SUZANNE  CARV  (iRUVKR 

Author  of  "The  Pat^eant  of  Brockton" 

Member  of  the  Centennial  Hook  Committee 


The  Book  of  the 
Pageant  of  Brockton 

Written  by 

Suzanne  Cary  Gruver 


<d^ 


Produced  in  Connecftion    With    the    Centennial    Celebration  of 

the  Incorporation  of  the  Town  of  North  Bridgewater, 

now  Brockton,  at  the  Fair  Grounds, 

June    15-16,    1921 


MUSICAL  PROGRAM 

Under  Direction  of  Gcorc/c  Sawyer  Pitnhani 

Marlland's  P)and.     Mace  Gay.  Director. 

Chorus  of  250  V'oices. 

I.  Wilderness — Dawn. 

Music — IMorning-  from  Peer  Gynt  Suite Grieg 

Tales  of  the  Vienna  \\^oods Strauss 

II.  Indian  Encampment. 

Music — Dagger  Dance   from   Natoma Herbert 

III.  Purchase  of  Land. 

Music — Indian    Intermezzo   Moret 

IV.  Contest  of  the  First  Settler. 

Music — Beautiful  Blue  Danube Strauss 

Prayer  of   Thanksgiving    (chorus) Kremser 

\'ision  Music — Theme  from  Pomp  and  Circum- 
stance   Elgar 

V.  Church  Going. 

Music — The   Angelus   Massenet 

Bay  Psalm  Book  Hymns  (on  stage). 

VI.  First  Town  Meeting. 

IMusic — Backward,  Turn  Backward,  O,  Time,  in 

Your  Flight  Poult  on 

VII.  Mis'  Jones'  School. 

Singing  of  the  Multiplication  Table  (on  stage). 

VIII.  Quilting  Bee. 

Music — Aunt  Dinah's  Quilting  Party  (chorus). 
Virginia   Reel. 

IX.  Coming  of  the  Railroad. 

Music — Tally  Ho  Galop  Bernstein 

Railroad  Galop    Missud 

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GEORGE  SAWYER  DUNHAM 
Director  of  Music  for  the  Pageant 


X.  Civil  War. 

IMusic — We'll  Rally  Round  the  Flag,  Boys Bradbury 

Just  Before  the  Battle,  Mother Root 

We're  Coming,  Father  Abraham   (chorus) 

Emerson 

XI.  Visit  of  Christine  Nilsson. 

Music — Old  Folks  at  Home Foster 

Sung  by  the  Swedish  Lutheran  Male  Chorus — 
Miss  Ellen  L.  XTelson,  Soloist. 

XII.  Rechristening  the  Town. 

]\Iusic — Winchester   March  Bur  roll 

(Named  after  Henry  Winchester  Robinson) 
Auld  Lang  Syne  (chorus). 

Vision  Music — Theme  from  Pomp  and  Circum- 
stance   Elgar 

XIII.  Our  Poet,  Bryant. 

Music — Love  and  Friendship Brooks 

XIV.  The  First  Brockton  Fair. 

Music — Galop  at  the  Fair Bur  roll 

Bay  State  Commandery  March Burrell 

Second   Connecticut   March Reeves 

XV.  Arrival  of  the  City. 

Music — Pomp   and   Circumstance   March    (chorus) 

Elgar 
(\\'ith  words  for  the  occasion  by  Mrs.  Gruver.) 

XVI.  Procession  of  the  Arts. 

Same  music  as  above. 

XVII.  Arbitration  and  Industrial  Peace. 

Music — The    Conqueror    March Tieke 

XVIII.  Finale. 

Music — Festal   Day Rou.r 

American  Colors  PancUa 

AnuTJca  Victorious   Bagley 

Star  Spangled  Banner. 

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MACE  GAY 
Director  Martland's  Band 


1.  I'rolofjue:  The  Wilderness. 

2.  Indian  Encampment. 

3.  I'urchase  of  ttie  Land. 


EPISOUE    LKADERS 

4.     The  First  Settler.  7. 

.S.     Church  (ioinK'.  8. 

().     First  'I'own  Meetinsr.  9. 


.Mis'  Jones'  School. 
The  (Juiltinsr  Bee. 
Cominjj  of  tlie  Railroad. 


^  Ik 

5AbigailB.Kinne, 


EPISODE    LEADERS 

1.  Civil  War.  4.    Our  poet,  Bryant. 

2.  Visit  of  Christine  Nilsson.    5.    The  First  Brockton  Fair. 

3.  Rechristening  the  Town.        6.    Arrival  of  the  City. 


7.  Finale.  Fraternal 

Organizations. 

8.  Finale,  National  Groups. 


EPISODES  AND  SCENES 


PROLOGUE,  The  Wilderness 


EPISODE  I. 

Scene  1.     Indian  Encampment.       Scene  2.     Purchase  of  Land. 

Scene  3.     The  First  Settler. 

Interlude — Vision  of  the  Coming  Town. 

EPISODE  II. 
Scene  L    Church  Going.  Scene  3.    Mis'  Jones'  School. 

Scene  2.    First  Town  Meeting.  Scene  4.    The  Quilting  Bee. 

EPISODE  III. 

Scene  1.     Coming  of  the  Railroad. 

Scene  2.    Civil  War.  Scene  3.    Visit  of  Christine  Nilsson. 

Scene  4.     Rechristening  the  Town. 

Interlude — Vision  of  the  Coming  City. 

EPISODE  IV. 
Scene  L    Our  Poet  Bryant.  Scene  2.     First  Brockton  Fair. 

Scene  3.    Arrival  of  the  City. 
Scene  4.     Arbitration  and  Industrial  Peace. 

FINALE 


PROLOGUE 

Spirit  of  Nature :     Mrs.  John  F.  Scully. 

Spirits  of  the  Plain,  the  Forest,  and  the  Rivers. 

THE  WILDERNESS 

In  charge  of  The  Matron's  Club, 

Mrs.  ^^'illiam  Cholerton,  Leader. 

The  time  is  before  the  coming  of  the  white  man.     The  scene 

represents   the   plain   of   the    Salisbury,    where    Brockton    stands 

today.     Surrounding  the  plain,  are  the  trees  and  foliage  of  the 

primeval  forests. 

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Ill  the  dim  light  of  dawn.  Nature,  sole  ruler  of  the  realm, 
appears  and  summons  forth  the  Spirits  of  the  Plain.  In  garments 
of  soft  green,  they  respond  to  the  call,  weaving  a  dance  expressive 
of  peace  and  joy.  Nature  now  summons  the  Spirits  of  the  Forest 
to  join  the  dance.  They  enter  joyously,  clad  in  the  browns  of  the 
forest  trees,  and  join  with  the  Spirits  of  the  Plain  in  a  dance 
expressing  the  harmony  and  beauty  of  unmolested  nature. 

The  music  changes  to  a  more  spirited  cadence.  The  Forest 
Spirits,  alarmed,  hasten  to  the  shelter  of  their  trees.  Nature  and 
the  Spirits  of  the  Plain  cease  their  dance  and  vanish. 

Two  Indian  braves  enter,  porting  a  canoe.  They  are  accom- 
panied by  a  group  of  Water  Spirts  clad  in  the  shimmering  grey 
of  the  rivers.  The  Spirits  dance  gracefully  about  the  Indians, 
denoting  by  their  confidence,  the  ever  friendly  disposition  of  the 
primitive  red  man  to  the  Nature  Spirits. 


EPISODE  I. 

INDIAN  ENCAMPMENT 

Meda,  a  Medicine  Man  :     H.  H.  Chevigny. 
Chief  Ousamecjuin :     David  Jewell,  Sr. 
Scout :     Bradford  Alexander. 
Tisquantum  :     David  Je\yell,  Jr. 

Braves,  squaws,  hunters  and  children  of  the  Wami)anoag  tribe. 
In  charge  of  The  Matronalia  Club, 
Mrs.  Charles  Lawrence,  Leader. 
[From  the  Indian  relics  which  are  exhumed  from  time  to  time, 
it  is  evident  that  the  region  of  the  Salisbury  was  a  favorite  camp- 
ing-ground  of   the   red   man.     A   massive   stone   cave,   near   the 
Easton  line,  on  a  slope  known  as  "Stone  House  Mill,"  is  generally 
believed  to  be  of  Indian  construction. 

At  the  time  of  Plymouth  settlement,  southern  Massachusetts 
was  inhabited  by  a  tribe  of  Indians  called  the  Wampanoags. 
They  were  a  powerful  tribe  of  the  Algonquin  stock.  They  were 
sometimes  known  as  the  Poconockets  from  one  of  their  villages, 

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INDIAN  ENCAMPMENT 


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and  again  as  the  ]\Iassasoits,  from  their  chieftain.  They  num- 
bered at  one  period  about  twenty  thousand  people,  and  possessed 
thirty  villages.  Their  Sachem  was  Massasoit  or  Ousamequin, 
as  he  called  himself  in  later  years.  He  was  remarkable  for  his 
honesty  and  his  humaneness.  He  was  never  known  to  violate 
his  word.  A  treaty  of  peace  which  he  made  with  Governor  Carver 
was  preserved  for  fifty  years  or  until  the  chieftain's  death.  He 
endeavored  constantly  to  maintain  peace  between  his  people  and 
the  white  men. 

The  Medicine  Man  occupied  a  position  in  primitive  tribes 
second  only  to  that  of  the  chieftain.  His  speech  was  oracular. 
He  was  believed  to  possess  a  mysterious  influence  over  the  good 
and  evil  spirits  which  governed  all  things  in  life.  His  duties 
combined  two  modern  professions — the  clerical  and  the  medical.] 

Indian  Encampment. 

FoHowing  the  arrival  of  the  braves  come  several  squaws  carry- 
ing long  poles  with  which  to  set  up  tepees.  The  Water  Spirits 
vanish.  The  squaws  hang  their  papooses  upon  the  trees,  and 
set  to  work  building  fires,  finishing  the  tepees,  and  making  the 
camp  ready  for  the  arrival  of  the  men.  Other  braves  enter  and 
watch  the  women  work.  A  group  of  children  play  animal  games 
— leap-frog  and  the  like — shouting  and  laughing  lustily.  Hunters 
arrive,  bearing  trophies  of  success,  a  wild  goose,  a  hare,  and  a 
deer.    The  squaws  at  once  set  to  work  preparing  them. 

Passing  across  the  scene  is  an  old  Medicine  Man,  Meda.  He 
is  an  aged,  unkempt  type  of  savage.  He  gathers  herbs  and  sits 
down  before  one  of  the  tepees  to  sort  them  over.  Now  and  then 
he  shakes  a  stick  at  the  playing  children,  calling  out  savagely.  A 
scout  enters,  breathless  with  running.  The  men  gather  to  hear 
his  message. 

Scout. — He  is  near,  our  chief  !     Ousamequin ! 
Medicine  Man. — Ah!     He  returns  alone? 
Scout. — The  white  men  follow. 

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Medicine  Man. — As  I  supposed.  More  parleyings.  Woe  to 
us  and  to  our  tribe,  if  our  chieftain  hearkens  to  them ! 

Scout. — See,  he  comes  !    And  Tisquantum  ! 

Medicine  Man. — He  of  the  double  tongues !     The  mouth-piece 
of  the  White  Devils !     Woe  to  those  who  listen  to  him ! 
(The   Chief,   Ousamequin,   enters,   accompanied  by   Tisquantum, 
interpreter  to  the  white  men.) 

Chief  (handing  his  heavy  bow  and  other  trappings  to  a 
squaw). — Let  the  camp  fire  be  stirred  to  new  brightness;  Friends 
are  at  hand. 

Bring  forth  the  Calumet.  Our  white  brothers  will  sit  in 
council  with  us. 

Medicine  Man. — Stay,  O  Chieftain!  You  call  them  "Brothers"? 
I  say — Devils,  with  their  thunders  and  their  lightnings !  Wizards, 
with  their  guns  and  powder.  Stay  this  word  of  welcome,  I  pray 
you.  No  good  can  befall  our  tribe  from  dealing  with  these 
strangers. 

(The  Scout  hesitates.) 

Chief  (sternly). — Go!  'Tis  I  who  command!  I,  the  chieftain. 
Is  Ousamequin  to  be  thwarted  by  an  old  man's  foolish  murmurs? 
The  white  men  will  deal  fairly  with  us.  They  pay  well  for  all 
they  take  from  us.     Go !     Bid  them  welcome  to  our  council. 

(The  Scout  hurries  ofT.) 

Medicine  Man  (muttering). — Not  the  first  time  they  have 
sought  to  barter  with  us.  Not  the  first  time  I  have  warned  our 
Chief  of  danger. 

Chief. — You  speak  truth,  Meda.  Your  warnings  are  many. 
They  have  grown  wearisome  to  my  ears.  Am  I  not  a  Great 
Chieftain?  Sachem  over  many  people?  Have  we  not  vast 
hunting-grounds  and  forests  ?  See  our  maize-fields  !  Our  rivers, 
filled  with  pike,  and  herring,  and  beaver!  Is  not  Ousamequin's 
a  vast  dominion  ? 

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Prof'Iircy   of  the  Medicine  Ma)i. 
O  Great  Spirit,  spare  this  boasting ! 
Send  not  wrath  upon  ns   for  it ! 
Ousame(|uin.  ilu)ugh  you  heed  not, 
^'et  once  more  I  s])eak  in  warning. 
In  a  vision  I  have  seen  it — 
Seen  the  white  man's  foot  encroaching. 
Seen  the  harvest  of  Mondamin 
Garnered  by  the  hands  of  strangers. 
Seen  the  fish  within  our  rivers, 
Leai)ing  to  the  call  of  aliens. 
Soon  our  camp  fires  will  be  darkened. 
Toward  the  sunset  we  must  wander. 
Like  the  wild  fowl,  homeless,  seeking 
Where  we  mar,  a  moment's  shelter. 
Soon  like  leaves,  our  tribe  will  scatter, 
Soon,  like  smoke,  blown  from  the  peace-pipe. 
Drifting  toward  the  red  horizon, 
Ever  further,  thinner,  paler, 
Till  the  eye  no  more  discern  it. 
So  the  mighty  Wampanoags 
In  the  setting  sun  shall  vanish — 
Vanish  from  their  father's  empire. 
In  the  darkness  of  Oblivion. 

PURCHASE  OF  THE  LAND 
Episode  I. — Scene  II. 
Captain  Myles  Standish :     Charles  C.  Carr. 
Constant  Southworth  :     Harold  Whitcomb, 
Samuel  Nash  :     Harry  Norman. 
First  Settler:     Fred  Arnold. 
Wife:     Mrs.  Elsie  R.  Clough. 
Cln'ld:     Pearl  Planchard. 
Duxbury  men  in  attendance,  new  proprietors  of  the  land. 
In  charge  of  The  Press  Club. 
William  G.  Kilner,  Leader. 

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[On  March  23,  1649,  a  group  of  Duxbury  men  negotiated  with 
Chief  Ousamequin  the  purchase  of  "a  tract  of  land  usually  called 
Satucket."  A  document  had  been  drawn  up  describing  this  tract 
of  land  in  detail.  It  embraced  the  territory  now  known  as  Brock- 
ton, East  Bridgewater,  West  Bridgewater,  Bridgewater,  and  a 
portion  of  Titicut.  The  transaction  is  believed  to  have  taken 
place  at  Sachem's  Rock,  East  Bridgewater.  Captain  Standish, 
Samuel  Nash  and  Constant  Southworth  acted  as  commissioners 
to  make  the  purchase  for  the  town  of  Duxbury.  The  price  paid 
was  "7  coats,  a  yard  and  a  half  in  a  coat,  9  hatchets,  8  hoes,  20 
knives,  4  moose-skins,  10  yards  and  a  half  of  cotton" — a  sum, 
all  told,  equal  to  not  more  than  thirty  dollars. 

Chief  Ousamequin  affixed  his  mark  to  the  deed  in  the  shape 
of  a  hand.  The  original  deed  is  in  existence  today,  a  much-prized 
possession  of  the  Old  Bridgewater  Historical  Society.  (See  pp. 
10-11.) 

The  ceremony  of  smoking  the  Calumet  or  peace-pipe  was  prac- 
tised by  the  North  American  Indians,  in  much  the  same  way  as 
the  flag  of  truce  is  used  by  other  nations.  To  accept  it,  was  to 
agree  to  the  terms  proposed;  to  decline  it.  was  to  reject  them.  It 
was  also  passed  about  to  be  smoked  in  honor  of  the  visit  of  some 
distinguished  guest.  Red  soap-stone  was  tlie  preferred  material 
for  the  bowl,  with  a  long  reed  for  the  stem.  Feathers  or  painted 
hieroglyphics,  according  to  the  taste  of  the  tribe,  usually  adorned 
the  stem.] 

Purchase  of  flic  Land. 

A  trumpet  heralds  the  approach  of  the  white  men.  The  Scout 
conducts  them  to  the  presence  of  Chief  Ousamequin.  Tisquan- 
tum,  the  interpreter,  takes  his  place  near  by. 

Captain  Standish  heads  the  commission.  He  has  sword  half 
drawn  as  he  advances — for  the  "doughty  Captain"  was  ever  a 
fighter — but,  at  a  signal  from  Ousamequin.  he  sheathes  it. 

Chief. — Welcome,  Duxbury  men !  You  come  in  friendship. 
Let  us  display  no  emblems  of  war. 

Standish. — You  speak  fairly,  Great  Chieftain.  We  wish  to 
deal  fairly  with  you. 

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Chief. — I  see  you  have  l)rous^ht  goods  (indicating-  the  articles 
carried  by  the  attendants).     Are  they  for  barter? 

Standish. — Aye,  if  it  be  your  pleasure.  We  wish  to  propose 
an  exchange. 

Chief. — Let  us  sit  together  in  council.  We  will  smoke  the  Pipe 
of  Peace,  and  consider.     Bring  hither  the  Calumet ! 

(A  brave  brings  forward  the  ceremonial  pipe  with  decorated 
stem,  and  i)resents  it  to  the  Chief.  A  squaw  lights  it  for  him 
from  the  camp  fire.  The  ceremony  of  the  Calumet  begins.  But 
the  J\Iedicine  Man  will  have  none  of  it.  He  withdraws  to  a 
distance  from  the  circle,  muttering  to  himself  and  casting  glances 
of  animosity  toward  the  white  men.) 

Standish  (to  one  of  his  men  who  hesitates  to  smoke  the  prof- 
fered pipe). — Come,  come,  it  is  a  heathen  custom,  I  know,  but 
we  do  well  to  conform  to  it  on  this  occasion.  (All  smoke  in 
turn.) 

Chief  (as  the  ceremony  is  concluded). — You  have  come,  you 
say,  to  barter  with  us?    What  proposal  have  you  to  make? 

Standish. — You  have  vast  lands.  Great  Chieftain — far  greater 
than  you  require.  The  Duxbury  men  have  need  of  more.  Can 
you  not  sell  them  a  portion  ? 

Chief. — \Miat  will  you  offer  for  them  ? 

Standish  (to  the  attendants). — Bring  forward  the  goods  we 
have  to  exchange. 

Chief  (viewing  the  articles). — You  have  coats,  I  see,  and  rolls 
of  cotton. 

Standish. — Aye,  seven  made  coats,  and  ten  yards  and  a  half 
of  cotton. 

Chief. — How  much  land  do  you  desire? 

Standish  (producing  the  document). — Here  is  the  writing. 
The  tract  is  called  "Satucket."  From  the  weir,  we  wish  to  pur- 
chase seven  miles  in  each  direction — to  the  North,  to  the  South, 
to  the  East  and  to  the  West. 

Chief. — These  lands  are  an  inheritance  from  my  fathers.  It 
might  anger  the  Great  Spirit,  should  I  part  wMth  them. 

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Standish. — We  will  offer  more.  Here  are  moose-skins,  and 
hatchets  in  addition ;  knives,  twenty  of  them  for  your  hunters ; 
hoes,  to  make  light  work  in  your  corn  fields. 

Chief. — We  value  the  friendship  of  the  white  men.  We  will 
accept  your  offer. 

(The  Medicine  Man  is  seen  appealing  to  the  Great  Spirit 
again.) 

Standish.- — Will  you  set  your  mark  to  this  agreement  ?  Here — 
(indicating  the  place  for  signing). 

(The  chief  takes  the  quill  and  draws  a  mark  resembling  a 
hand.) 

Standish. — That  concludes  the  purchase.  We  will  leave  these 
goods  for  you.  The  new  proprietors  will  come  to  take  possession 
of  their  land  at  once. 

(The  Indians  begin  to  break  camp  sadly.  The  early  settlers 
in  Pilgrim  garb  begin  to  arrive.  The  Indians  steal  away.  The 
new  proprietors  divide  in  pantomime  the  lands.  One  settler,  with 
wife  and  child,  remain  in  possession  of  the  tract  depicted  in  the 
scene.) 

Note. — This  tract  of  land  was  divided  into  fifty-four  shares, 
the  Duxbury  inhabitants  agreeing  among  themselves  as  to  its 
division.  The  original  proprietors,  each  holding  one  share  of  the 
land,  were :  William  Bradford,  William  Merrick,  John  Bradford, 
Abraham  Pierce,  John  Rogers,  George  Partridge,  John  Starr, 
William  Collier,  Christopher  Wadsworth,  Edward  Hall,  Nicholas 
Robbins.  Thomas  Hayward,  Ralph  Partridge,  Nathaniel  Willis, 
John  Willis,  Thomas  Bonney,  Miles  Standish,  Love  Brewster, 
John  Paybody,  William  Paybody.  Francis  Sprague,  William  Bas- 
sett,  John  Washburn,  John  Washburn,  Jr.,  John  Ames,  Thomas 
Gannett,  William  Brett,  Edmund  Hunt,  William  Clarke,  William 
Ford,  Constant  Southworth,  John  Cary,  Edmund  Weston,  Samuel 
Tompkins,  Edmund  Chandler,  Moses  Simmons.  John  Irish,  Philip 
Delano.  Arthur  Harris,  John  Alden,  John  Forbes,  Samuel  Nash, 
Abraham  Sampson,  George  Soule,  Experience  Mitchell,  Henry 
Howland,  Henry  Sampson,  John  Brown,  John  Howard,  Francis 
West,  William  Tubbs,  James  Lendall,  Samuel  Eaton,  Solomon 
Leonard.  There  were  two  more  shares  added  later,  one  to  Rev. 
James  Keith,  the  other  to  Deacon  David  Edson. 

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THE  FIRST  SETTLER 

Episode  I. — Scow  III. 

Nature:     Mrs.  J.  F.  Scully. 
North  Wind  :    Marie  Cote. 
South  Wind  :     Ida  Horton. 
East  \\' ind  :     Florence  Davy. 
^^"est  ^^'ind :     E.  Rubie  Capen. 
The  Four  Seasons. 

In  charge  of  The  South  Parish  Club, 
Miss  Alice  ShurtleiT.  Leader. 

[Not  the  least  of  the  difficulties  that  were  encountered  by  the 
early  settlers  was  the  climate.  Whh  what  amounted  on  occasions 
to  practically  "all  four  seasons  in  one  day."  and  with  the  terrible 
severity  of  the  winters,  an  amazing  amount  of  courage  was  neces- 
sary to  sustain  the  colonists  in  their  purpose.] 

The  scene  is  an  allegory  of  the  Settler  and  the  New  England 
Climate.  The  settler  lifts  his  axe  to  fell  a  tree.  Out  rush  the 
Forest  Spirits  in  alarm.  Nature  arrives  to  remonstrate  with  the 
vandal.  The  white  man,  however,  has  not  the  great  respect  for 
Nature  possessed  by  the  red  man.  So  he  continues  his  work  of 
destruction.  Nature  determines  to  use  her  forces  to  restrain 
him.  She  summons  first  her  Four  Winds.  They  arrive  from 
the  four  points  of  the  compass — the  North  Wind  in  white ;  the 
South,  in  yellow ;  the  East,  in  grey  ;  the  \\^est.  in  crimson.  With 
floating  scarfs,  they  surround  the  settler.  His  work  is  retarded, 
but  he  is  not  dismayed.  Then  Nature  calls  upon  the  Seasons 
to  essay  their  powers,  ^^'inter  arrives,  led  by  the  North  AVind. 
Snow  and  Ice  surround  the  settler. 

We  see  him  endeavoring  to  escape  their  grasp.  Nature,  seeing 
that  he  will  not  yield  to  Snow  and  Ice,  calls  forth  the  Heat  and 
Drought  of  summer.  Dancers  in  yellow  and  flame-colored  gar- 
ments appear.  Before  their  presence,  the  winter  melts  away. 
Heat  and  Drought  attack  the  little  group.  The  man  removes 
his  coat.  The  child  falls  parching  with  thirst  upon  the  bank. 
The  mother  prays  for  rain. 

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Unheeding  Nature  summons  now  a  third  power — the  East 
Wind.  Dancers  in  grey  representing  the  clouds  and  rain  brought 
by  the  East  Wind  answer  the  call.  Instead  of  discouraging  the 
S'::ttler,  the  rain  brings  relief.  The  clouds  disappear.  The  child 
jumps  up  joyfully.    The  man  falls  to  work  again. 

The  one  remaining  power — the  West  \\^ind — is  summoned. 
She  advances,  bringing  the  Autumn  and  the  Harvest.  Dancers 
in  crimson  and  purple,  tossing  apples  and  fruits,  bring  reward  to 
the  persevering  settler. 

As  the  dancers  disappear,  the  little  group  gathers  to  offer  thanks 
for  their  preservation  and  for  the  bountiful  harvest  . 

Interlude — Vision  of  flie  Coining  Tozvn. 

To  the  Settler,  looking  toward  the  future,  appears  a  Vision. 
A  shrouded  female  figure  emerges  from  the  background.  It  is 
a  symbol  of  the  Town  that  is  to  be.  Silent,  motionless,  she 
stands,  as  if  waiting  for  the  years  to  elapse,  and  the  coming  of 
the  brave  spirits  that  are  to  give  her  life. 

Vision  of  the  Tozvn  to  Be 
Mrs.  Roeer  Keith. 


EPISODE  11. 
THE  NORTH  PARISH  OF  BRIDGEWATER 

Rev.  John  Porter :     Warren  P.  Landers. 

Mrs.  Porter :     Mrs.  Edward  Plummer. 

Children :  Rutli  E.  Vaughn,  Harriet  Chase, 
Pauline  Chase,  Philip  S.  Holmes, 
Eldon  Briggs,  Barbara  Drake, 
Alonzo  Johnson,  Charles  Tallon. 

Tithing  Man  :     Emory  Wixon. 

Man  and  Wife  (riding  pillion)  : 

Budd  D.  Colwell,  Madaleine  Ellis. 
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Deacons : 

Captain  Isaac  l^ackard:    Charles  Barden. 

Dr.  I'hilip  Bryant:     Robert  F.  Keene. 

Captain  Barnabas  Howard  :     Walter  Lovejoy. 

Issacher  Snell,  Esq.:    Allison  Baldwin. 

Josiah  Perkins  :     Henry  Perkins. 

Jabez  Field  :     Dwight  Powell. 

Abia  Keith:     Chandler  1).  Hall. 

Henry  Kingman  :     Edward  Plnninier. 

Deacon  Edson :     Jesse  F.  Perkins. 

Members  of  the  Parish  Chin-ch. 

Tn  charge  of  The  Colonial  and  Porter  Clnbs, 

Mrs.  Budd  D.  Colwell,  Leader. 

Church  Going. 

[The  Meeting  House  was  the  Community  Centre  of  former 
days.  People  traveled  from  a  distance  to  attend  worship.  There 
were  services  several  hours  long  both  forenoon  and  afternoon. 
Prayers  were  from  one  to  two  hours  in  length.  The  congregation 
had  no  singing  books,  so  the  hymns  were  lined  out  by  deacons — 
a  line  being  read  first  by  a  deacon  and  then  sung  by  the  congre- 
gation standing.  A  hymn  so  "deaconed"  frequently  consumed 
half  an  hour.  The  first  meeting  house  in  the  North  Parish  was 
built  in  1737,  on  the  site  of  the  present  Parish  Block.  Reverend 
John  Porter — a  Harvard  graduate  of  1736 — was  the  first  minister 
in  the  North  Parish.  Born  in  1716,  his  ministry  in  the  parish 
lasted  from  1740  until  his  death  in  1802.  A  biographer  records 
that  "to  the  influence  of  this  good  man  more  than  to  any  other 
thing  is  the  comnumity  indebted  for  the  love  of  order,  industry, 
economy,  enterprise,  and  religious  character  of  many  descendants 
of  his  people.  His  influence  had  very  much  to  do  with  the  forma- 
tion of  the  character  of  the  early  inhabitants  of  North  Bridge- 
water."] 

COLONIAL  PERIOD.    1760-1780. 

A  church  bell  is  heard  ringing  in  the  distance,  summoning 
the  people  of  the  North  Parish  to  the  Sunday  service.     Old  and 

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young  alike  obey  the  summons.  Deacons  David  Edson  and 
Jonathan  Cary  enter,  solemnly  discussing  the  parish  needs.  They 
are  followed  by  the  women  and  children  of  their  families.  Other 
parishioners  follow.  The  children  carry  their  shoes  in  their 
hands,  sitting  down  as  they  near  the  church  to  put  them  on. 
Several  of  the  younger  women  wear  coarse  shoes,  which  they 
exchange  for  the  better  ones  they  carry. 

The  Tithing  Man  appears  with  a  long  stick.  Two  children 
momentarily  forget  the  solemnity  of  the  day  and  are  discovered 
smiling  and  whispering.  The  Tithing  Man  promptly  reminds 
them  of  their  indecorum. 

A  man  and  wife  appear  riding  horseback  pillion  style.  Last 
of  all  comes  the  minister  of  the  parish,  the  Reverend  John  Porter. 
His  head  is  bent  over  the  Bible,  which  he  holds.  Mrs.  Porter 
and  the  eight  children  follow. 

As  the  group  is  assembled,  they  gather  to  sing  a  hymn  from 
the  Bay  Psalm  Book.  The  singing  is  "deaconed"  in  the  Colonial 
manner. 

THE  FIRST  TOWN  MEETING 
July  4,  1821. 
Episode  II. — Scene  II, 
Caleb  Howard,  Justice  of  Peace  : 

Edgar  P.  Howard. 
Lemuel  French :     Fred  R.  French. 
Joseph  Sylvester,  Moderator : 

C.  Carrol  King. 
Col.  Edward  Southworth,  Town  Clerk : 

Loyed  E.  Chamberlain. 
Abel  Kingman,  Selectman :     Albert  F.  Barker. 
Howard  Cary,  Selectman :     George  H.  Cary. 
Capt.  Zachariah  Gurney,  Selectman : 

George  N.  Gordon. 
Benjamin  Ames,  Constable :     Burton  Stewart. 
Eliphalet  Kingman :     Francis  C.  Kingman. 
Rev.  Daniel  Huntington :     M.  A.  Davis. 

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Storekeeper  :     Robert  C.  Fraser. 
Doctor :     George  A.  Thatcher. 
Innkeeper  :     George  H.  Priest. 
Storekeeper:     Paul  S.  Jones. 
Storekeeper:      Harry   II.  Wilhams. 
Lawyer :     liernarcl  Saxton. 
Prominent  Citizen  :    J.  Frank  Beak 
Doctor  :     Horace  A.  Keith. 
Notary  Public  and  justice  of  Peace: 

Harold  C.  Keith. 
Farmers,  Laborers  and  other  voters. 

In  Charge  of  the  Rotary  Club, 
Horace  Richmond.  Leader. 

[In  1819,  members  of  the  North  Parish  petitioned  the  legisla- 
ture to  be  set  off  as  a  separate  township  from  the  mother  town 
of  Bridgewater,  stating  as  their  reason  that  "nearly  300  voters 
belong  to  the  North  Precinct  and  have  to  travel  from  five  to  seven 
miles  to  attend  town  meetings  over  a  piece  of  way  very  bad  in 
the  months  of  March  and  April."  Various  remonstrances  were 
presented,  but  later  withdrawn.  On  June  15.  1821,  a  bill  to 
incorporate  the  North  Parish  into  a  separate  town  by  the  name 
of  North  Bridgewater  was  passed  by  both  houses.  The  first 
town  meeting  was  held  in  the  First  Parish  Churcli.  July  4,  1821, 
at  one  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.    About  200  voters  were  present. 

Freeholders  or  freemen  of  a  town  were  those  with  full  political 
privileges.  In  certain  states  as  late  as  1841  no  one  was  allowed 
to  vote  for  town  or  state  officers  unless  he  possessd  an  amount 
of  real  estate  of  a  prescribed  value. 

Hog-reeves  were  hog  constables,  whose  duly  it  was  to  look 
after   stray   swine. 

Field  Drivers  were  officers  charged  with  the  care  of  stray  cattle 
and  the  protection  of  fields  against  them. 

The  Village  Pound  was  for  some  years  on  the  Green  in  front 
of  the  Meeting-House.  Here  any  trespassing  live-stock  was 
driven  to  be  safeguarded  until  redeemed  by  the  owner.] 

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THE    FIRST    TOWiN    MEETING. 


A  warrant  of  the  first  meeting  is  read  in  a  loud  voice  by  the 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  Caleb  Howard,  as  he  moves  along  the 
village  street. 

"In  the  name  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  all 
freeholders  and  other  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  North  Bridge- 
water  qualified  by  law  to  vote  for  town  officers,  are  hereby  warned 
to  meet  and  assemble  at  the  public  meeting-house  in  said  town, 
on  Wednesday,  the  fourth  day  of  July,  at  one  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon,  for  the  following  purposes : 

"1st — To  choose  a  moderator  for  said  meeting. 

"2nd — To  choose  all  such  town  officers  that  towns  are  required 
by  law^  to  choose  or  appoiut.at  their  annual  town  meetiugs. 

"Application  made  by  Mr.  X-.e»»«^  French  and  nine  other  free- 
hold inhabitants  of  said  town." 

The  voters  assemble.  They  are  from  various  stations  in  life : 
— the  Squire,  the  laboring  man.  the  farmer.  Reverend  Daniel 
Huntington  opens  the  meeting  with  prayer.  Nominations  for 
Moderator  are  made.  Joseph  Sylvester  is  elected  to  the  office. 
Col.  Edward  Southworth  is  elected  Town  Clerk.  The  Justice 
of  Peace  administers  the  oath  of  office.  Three  Selectmen  are 
chosen — Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  Howard  Cary,  Esq.,  and  Capt. 
Zachariah  Gurney. 

Col.  Southworth  is  elected  Town  Treasurer ;  Benjamin  Ames 
is  elected  Constable,  and  Caleb  Howard,  Esq.,  Eliphalet  Kingman, 
and  Howard  Cary,  Esq.,  as  Committee  on  Accounts. 

Other  elections  were  16  "Surveyors  of  Highways,"  8  "Hog- 
reeves,"  6  "Surveyors  of  Lumber,"  16  "Field  Drivers,"  3  "Tithing 
Men,"  3  "Fence  Viewers,"  1  "Pound  Keeper,"  2  "Measurers  of 
Wool." 

After  the  election  there  are  congratulations  for  the  new  officers, 
and  dispersing.  Town  Meeting  cake  and  cider  are  for  sale  on 
the  green  outside  the  Meeting  House,  displayed  on  carts.  They 
are  obviously  enjoyed  by  the  voters  and  Town  Fathers  as  they 
pass  by. 

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Micah  F'axon.  the  first  shoe  manufacturer: 
Fred  S.  Faxon. 
Micah  Faxon  has  entered  with  a  small  stool  and  a  sack  of  shoes. 
He  sits  down  by  the  village  street  to  work.  One  of  the  newly- 
elected  townsmen  pauses  to  inquire  about  a  new  pair  of  shoes 
which  he  desires  made.  Micah  Faxon  measures  his  foot.  Then, 
explaining  that  he  is  about  to  start  for  Boston  with  the  sackful 
of  finished  products,  he  promises  to  obtain  leather  for  the  new 
pair  while  in  the  city.  He  untethers  his  horse,  tosses  the  sack 
of  shoes  across  the  saddle,  mounts,  and  rides  olT  in  the  direction 
of  Boston. 

MIS'  JONES'  SCHOOL 

Episode  Il.—Sccnc  III. 

Mrs.  Nathan  Jones:     Arlena  Russell. 

And  Pupils. 

In  charge  of  The  Grade  Teachers'  Club, 
Miss  Persis  H.  Maxson,  Leader. 
I  In  the  early  days  of  the  Town,  1821-1827,  public  schools  were 
maintained  for  periods  of  six  to  eight  weeks  only  during  the  year. 
Grades   were   unmistakably   "mixed."      With   such   scant   educa- 
tional provision,  most  families  of  the  town  welcomed  the  oppor- 
tunity for  more  prolonged  instruction  ofifered  by  small  private 
"home  schools,"  where  young  pupils  were  at  least  safe  under  a 
motherly  eye  for  some  hours  daily.     For  thirty-six  years— from 
1831  to  1867— Mrs.  Nathan  Jones  conducted  such  an  institution 
in  the  kitchen  of  her  cottage  home  on  Main  Street,  near  the  pres- 
ent W^ard  Street  corner.     Here  many  present-day  Brocktonians 
—children  at  that  period— learned  their  alphabet  and  multiplica- 
tion table.    The  studying  was  done  aloud,  most  frequently  chanted 
in  unison  to   some   familiar  tune.      The   number  of  pupils   was 
usually  about  twenty,  each  paying  the  modest  sum  of  twelve  cents 
a   week   for  instruction.      The   town  appropriation   of   $625    for 
public  schools  in  1821,  compared  with  $623,300  appropriated  last 
year— 1920— is  a  notable  illustration  of  progress  in  a  commend- 
able direction.] 

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Mrs.  Jones,  plump  and  matronly,  rings  the  bell  to  assemble  the 
pupils  for  the  beginning  of  the  morning  session.  They  arrive 
briskly  or  slothfuUy,  according  to  the  disposition.  There  are 
about  twenty  of  them  of  various  sizes  and  ages.  Mrs.  Jones 
proceeds  to  "line  them  up"  for  spelling.  The  word  "victuals" 
is  selected  by  the  teacher  as  one  having  more  than  an  average 
number  of  pitfalls  for  the  unwary.  Disastrous  results  are  not 
surprising.  As  one  pupil  after  another  exercises  his  imagination 
in  attacking  the  spelling  of  the  word,  and  is  met — he  feels  exult- 
antly— with  "wrong!" — he  is  sent  to  the  foot  of  the  line.  One 
small  boy  is  kept  so  steadily  going  down  that  his  blunders  must 
be  made  a  warning  to  the  other  pupils,  so  a  dunce  cap  marks  him 
as  an  object  of  ignominy. 

The  scene  ends  with  the  singing  in  unison  of  the  multiplication 
table  to  the  tune  of  "Yankee  Doodle." 

"Five  times  five  are  twenty-five. 
Five  times  six  are  thirty, 
Five  times  seven  are  thirty-five, 
And  five  times  eight  are  forty." 

and  so  on  to  the  end  of  the  tune.     The  session  ended,  the  pupils 
rush  joyously  forth  for  recess. 

SOCIAL  LIFE  IN  THE  NORTH  PARISH 

Episode  II. — Scene  IV. 
Mistress  Kingman :     Mrs.  Charles  R.  Storey. 
Mr.  Kingman :     Charles  R.  Storey. 
Fiddler  :     Laurence  C.  Shaw. 

Quilters,  children,  husbands,  and  beaux. 

In  charge  of  The  Ten  Times  One  Club, 

Mrs.  Sprague  Baker,  Leader. 

THE   QUILTING  BEE. 
[Thrift  and  Co-operation  were  notable  characteristics   of   the 
early  inhabitants  of  the  town.     Neighbors  often  joined  together 
in  raising  a  building,  spinning  flax  or  husking  corn.     Such  occa- 
sions offered  an  opportunity  for  combining  industry  with  pleasure. 

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When  a  housewife  wished  to  make  a  he(l(|uill.  she  invited  her 
neighhors  to  a  "quilting  bee."  The  women  went  early  in  the 
afternoon,  taking  with  them  the  younger  children. 

The  patchwork  to  be  quilted  was  stretched  upon  a  wooden 
frame,  about  which  a  dozen  quilters  could  sit  sociably.  Tiny 
running  stitches  were  taken  in  some  chosen  design  until  the 
layers  of  the  quilt  were  secured,  and  the  entire  surface  decorated 
with  the  Inie  hand-run  pattern.  As  the  work  ]irogressed,  the 
finished  portion  was  rolled  U]:)on  the  frame,  tlius  bringing  the 
workers  gradually  closer  together. 

When  young  girls  participated  in  the  work  there  was  much 
rivalry  as  to  who  should  be  the  one  to  take  the  last  stitch,  this 
being  held  an  indication  of  the  one  who  would  first  be  married.] 

The  scene  represents  a  gathering  at  the  Kingman  home  in  the 
North  Parish.  Mistress  Kingman  has  invited  her  neighbors  to 
join  her  in  a  Quilting  Bee.  The  hostess  greets  the  women  as  they 
arrive.  Thev  wear  their  "best  silks"  in  honor  of  the  occasion.  A 
number  of  mothers  have  brought  their  little  girls,  who,  cautioned 
that  "Satan  will  find  mischief  for  idle  hands  to  do."  are  set  to 
work  cross-stitching  samplers  or  knitting  stockings  for  the  com- 
ing winter. 

A  group  of  women  bring  in  the  ([uilting-frame.  The  ([uilt  is 
already  stretched  upon  it  ready  for  the  adornment  of  the  hand- 
stitching.  A  dozen  or  more  women  gather  about  the  frame  to 
complete  the  work.  One  young  girl  proudly  announces  that 
she  has  been  the  fortunate  one  to  place  the  final  stitch.  She 
receives  congratulations  from  the  older  women ;  looks  of  envy, 
possibly,  from  the  younger  ones ! 

Tea-time  arrives,  and  with  it  the  husbands  and  beaux.  Th  ■ 
neighborhood  fiddler  is  welcomed.  The  younger  children  are 
taken  home  or  put  to  bed,  not  always  wi.lingly.  it  a])pears,  in 
spite  of  their  strict  New  England  training. 

"Gentlemen,  take  partners  for  the  Reel."  is  the  call  from  the 
fiddler,  announcing  the  beginning  of  the  merriment.  The  fiddler 
strikes  up  a  rolHcking  air.  often  the  "Money  Musk."  "Gentle- 
men, salute  your  partners,"  occasions  a  deal  of  exaggerated  bow- 
ing and  scraping.  The  dance  gains  zest  as  it  proceeds,  agility 
and  ingenuity  of  execution  being  held  in  higher  favor  than  mere 
grace. 

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EPISODE  III. 

COMING  OF  THE  RAILROAD 

Shoe  Manufacturer:    Lester  E.  Packard. 
An  Old  Lady:     Mrs.  Clinton  W.  Delano. 
Postmaster  Southworth :     Chester  C.  Gilbert. 
Citizen:     S.  Leland  Lownds. 
Stage  Driver,  Jabez  Gould:     F.  Ernest  Mackie. 
A  Surveyor :     G.  Ernest  Spear. 
A  Small  Boy:     Ralph  Spear. 
Station  Agent  Bennett :     Norman  Petrie. 
Factory  employees,  men  and  women  of  the  town, 
workmen  from  the  new  road. 

In  Charge  of  the  Maids  and  Matrons  Club, 
Mrs.  George  Keyes,  Leader. 

[Probably  no  single  event  contributes  more  directly  to  the 
material  upbuilding  of  a  town  than  the  introduction  of  the  rail- 
road. 

For  some  years  previous  to  1844,  when  the  project  was  started 
to  give  North  Bridgewater  railroad  facilities,  manufacturers  and 
merchants  had  experienced  the  handicap  of  inadequate  trans- 
portation. Mail  coaches  and  baggage  wagons  drawn  by  two  or 
four  horses  were  the  speediest  means  of  communication  with 
Boston  and  the  outside  world.  The  service  of  the  old-time  stage 
coach,  although  improved  by  the  running  of  a  daily  stage,  instead 
of  the  earlier  tri-weekly  coach,  was  far  from  satisfying  the  de- 
mands of  the  ambitious  and  expanding  town. 

In  1844  and  '45  a  number  of  progressive  citizens  asked  for  and 
were  granted  a  charter  to  build  a  railroad  from  the  terminus  of 
the  Old  Colony  line  at  South  Braintree,  through  North  Bridge- 
water  to  Bridgewater,  connecting  with  the  Middleboro  and  Bridge- 
water  railroad  then  existing,  and  thus  giving  the  town  direct 
communication  with  Boston  and  Fall  River.  The  new  line  was 
completed  in  1846,  and  the  first  trains  began  running  in  December 
of  the  same  year.    The  road  was  known  as  the  "Old  Colony  Rail- 

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road"  for  many  years,  but  later  became  merged  in  the  New  York, 
New  Haven  and  Hartford  system,  and  is  knt)wn  bv  that  name 
today.] 

The  scene  is  in  front  of  the  Postoffice  of  the  "Centre  Village." 
The  office  at  this  time  was  located  in  Mr.  Southworth's  general 
store  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  \Vard  Streets,  the  site  of  the 
present  Marston  Building. 

A  group  of  townspeople  gather  to  await  the  arrival  of  the  stage 
from  lioston.  The  manufacturer  consults  a  bulkv  silver  watch 
from  time  to  time. 

Manufacturer  (to  employees  who  accompany  him). — It's  well 
night  intolerable — such  delays  with  our  leather !  The  stage  is  two 
hours  late  already. 

Old  Lady  (with  basket  on  her  arm). — It  all  comes  from  trying 
to  rush  things  so.  I  don't  know  what  the  world  is  coming  to ! 
Running  this  mail-coach  every  day — no  wonder  it  tempts  Provi- 
dence. Colonel  Jones  never  had  such  trouble  when  he  was  driving 
the  line. 

Citizen. — But  a  mail-coach  only  three  times  a  week  for  a  grow- 
ing town  was  impossible !  Mercifully  we've  got  beyond  those 
dark  ages  now  ! 

Manufacturer. — But  we're  not  where  we  ought  to  be  yet. 
Until  North  Bridgewater  has  railroad  connections,  we'll  be  be- 
hind the  times.  We  can't  begin  to  do  the  business  we  should  if 
we  had  an  even  chance  with  railroad  towns. 

Postmaster. — Still,  business  has  picked  up  considerable  here 
in  the  Postoffice  lately.  Close  to  a  hundred  dollar  income  last 
year ! 

Manufacturer. — Wait  till  the  new  road  is  opened,  and  you'll  see 
it  triple. 

Small  Boy  (looking  off  toward  the  north). — Hi!  The  stage 
is  coming  !    Look,  here  she  is  ! 

(An  old-fashioned  stage  coach  brings  up  before  the  group  at 
the  Postoffice.  The  driver  gets  down,  handing  the  Postmaster  a 
small  sack  of  mail,  and  the  manufacturer  two  or  three  sides  of 

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leather.  The  Postmaster  looks  over  letters  and  deals  out  several 
to  bystanders.  The  manufacturer  passes  over  the  leather  to  the 
waiting  employees,  who  at  once  hasten  off  with  it.) 

Stage  Driver  (wiping  a  perspiring  brow). — Guess  my  business 
is  about  played  out.  They  say  the  new  road's  getting  ready  to 
open  for  trade.  (Pats  horse.)  You  won't  stand  much  show 
against  them  steam  engines,  Billy. 

Old  Lady. — 'Twill  be  a  long  time,  Jabez,  afore  they  find  any- 
thing can  equal  horses.  As  for  them  dizzying  trains,  I,  for  one, 
will  never  risk  my  life  in  'em.  Why,  they  tell  me  some  o'  them 
goes  at  the  rate  of  twenty  miles  an  hour !     Think  of  that ! 

Manufacturer. — Yes,  do  think  of  it,  and  what  it  will  mean  to 
the  town  when  we  can  send  our  goods  at  such  speed  either  north 
or  south ! 

(A  Surveyor  and  crew  of  workmen  are  seen  approaching.) 

Stage  Driver. — Here  come  the  workmen  from  the  line  now. 
(To  the  leader)  Work  isn't  finished,  is  it? 

Surveyor. — Yes,  sir.  We're  going  to  put  the  first  train  through 
today. 

Small  Boy  (jumping  up  and  down). — Golly,  ain't  it  great? 
Citizen. — It  will  give  the  town  a  great  boom. 
(Whistle  is  heard  off  stage.) 

Surveyor. — That's  it!    That's  the  train  coming  into  the  station! 
Small  Boy   (greatly  excited). — She's  coming!     She's  coming! 
I'm  going  to  see  her  in. 

(Enter  Station  Agent  Bennett,  with  several  citizens.) 
Manufacturer. — Here's  Bennett  now.  Hear  what  he  has  to  say. 
Bennett  (taking  off  his  cap  and  holding  it  in  outstretched  hand 
ceremoniously). — Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  Citizens  of  North 
Bridgewater — The  first  train  is  about  to  arrive  at  Centre  Village 
depot !  The  Braintree  and  Fall  River  Branch  of  the  Old  Colony 
Road  is  now  opened. 

Manufacturer. — Three  cheers  I  say !  Three  cheers  for  the  new 
line!  (They  are  given  with  a  will.)  And  three  more  for  Station 
Agent  Bennett ! 


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(More  cheers  are  given,  with  waving  of  hats  and  handker- 
chiefs. The  whistle  is  heard  again.  The  crowd  starts  to  move 
off.  The  small  hoy  runs  on  ahead,  looking  back  to  beckon  ea- 
gerly.) 

Small  Boy. — Come  on,  come  on  !    We  all  want  to  see  her  in ! 

CIVIL  WAR 
1861. 

Episode  III. — Scene  IL 
Dr.  Hichborn:    George  P.  Johnson. 
J.  R.  Perkins  :     \\' illiam  G.  Rowe. 
Capt.  L.  Richmond  :     Philip  D.  Richmond. 
C.  L.  Sproul :     George  W.  Alden. 
A.  L.  Harmon:     T.  F.  Crawford. 
Spirit  of  War  :     Anna  Cote. 
Volunteer:    J.  B.  McFarland. 
Citizen  :    W.  G.  Smith. 
Galen  Edson:     Leroy  B.  Perkins. 
Volunteer:     William  K.  Carroll. 
Volunteer :     Rosse  Burrill. 
W.  J.  Martland  :     Mace  Gay. 
North  Bridgewater  Brass  Band,  members  of  Com- 
pany F,  Light  Dragoons,  citizens  of  the 
town,  mothers  and  children. 
In  Charge  of  Douglas  Employees  Relief  Association, 
\Mlliam  F.  Brady,  Leader. 

[North  Bridgewater's  response  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
War  is  indicative  of  the  spirit  of  patriotism  which  has  ever  been 
manifest  in  the  citizens  of  the  town.  The  first  call  for  troops 
came  in  April,  1861,  following  the  attack  upon  Fort  Sumter. 
At  a  patriotic  meeting  held  in  the  New  Jerusalem  Church,  more 
than  100  men  volunteered  for  service.  These  men  formed  the 
larger  part  of  Company  F,  12th  IMassachusetts  Regiment,  com- 
manded by  Col.  Fletcher  Webster,  only  son  of  the  f anion  ;  Marsh- 
field  statesman,  Daniel  Webster.  He  was  killed  in  ba  tie  near 
Bull  Run  on  July  30.     The  local  Post  13  bears  his  name, 

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The  dei)artiire  of  the  troops  from  the  town  on  April  29,  1861, 
was  the  occasion  of  a  great  patriotic  demonstration.  The  North 
Bridg:e\\ater  IJrass  Band  headed  a  procession  of  citizens  who 
escorted  the  departing  company  to  the  railroad  station  and  to 
Boston.  This  band,  under  William  J.  Martland,  was  attached  to 
the  I2th  Regiment,  and  is  said  to  have  become  the  favorite  band 
of  General  Sherman. 

Captain  Lucius  Richmond,  in  command  of  the  popular  "Light 
Dragoons"  of  the  town,  soon  had  his  men  enlisted,  and  their  ser- 
vices otifered  to  the  nation.  The  offer  was  speedily  accepted.  The 
new  company,  known  as  Company  I,  First  Regiment  Massachu- 
setts Cavalry,  left  the  town  in  September,  '6i,  and  rendered  no- 
table service  during  the  war.  It  is  estimated  that  a  total  number 
of  700  men  was  furnished  the  nation  by  the  town  of  North 
Bridge  water.  There  are  74  recorded  deaths.  The  rotunda  and 
corridors  of  City  Hall  bear  tablets  and  paintings  commemorating 
the  valor  of  these  heroes.  In  Perkins  Park  a  monument  was 
erected  in  their  honor  in  1907.] 

To  the  strains  of  martial  music,  Veterans  of  the  G.  A.  R.  take 
place  upon  the  stage  to  witness  the  scene. 

Citizens  of  the  town  begin  to  gather.  They  represent  many 
callings — farmers  with  hoes  or  hay  rakes,  town  officers,  laborers 
with  dinner  pails,  children  coming  from  school,  women  with 
market  baskets. 

1^'rom  an  opposite  direction  appears  a  red  figure,  the  flaming 
Spirit  of  War.  She  hurries  forward,  with  sword  drawn,  appar- 
ently urging  on  a  young  man  (Doctor — later  Captain — Hich- 
born),  who  waves  aloft  a  telegram. 

As  the  War  Spirit  a])i)roaches,  the  crowd  shrinks  back  in  fear. 
Mothers  call  iheir  children  close  about  them.  Men  raise  a 
clenched  fist  as  if  to  ward  olT  the  malign  inlluence  as  it  circulates 
among  them. 

Dr.  Hichborn  (calling  as  he  apjjroaches). — A  telegram!  New^ 
from  tlic  Ca])ital  !      Tlu'  l\el)els  lia\e  tired  n])on  l^\)rt  Sumter! 

(The  ])eople  utter  exclamations  of  alarm  and  dread.) 

President  Lincoln  has  issued  a  call  for  troops! 

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Citizen  Perkins. — And  we  will  answer  it!  North  Bridgewater 
is  always  ready  to  do  her  duty ! 

(The  crowd  cheers  enthusiastically.) 

Woman's  Voice. — Does  it  mean  our  boys  must  go? 

(Murmurs  of  dread  from  the  women.) 

Hichborn. — ^^"ould  you  prevent  them? 

Perkins. — It  is  to  save  the  nation ! 

A  Volunteer. — A  glorious  cause,  boys !  Come  on !  What  do 
you  say? 

(Alpheus  Harmon  steps  forward.) 

Harmon. — You  can't  die  but  once,  boys.  I,  for  one,  am  ready 
to  offer. 

(A  burst  of  cheering  greets  this  oft'er.  Several  young  men 
step  forward  now.  Among  them  are  John  S.  Stoddard,  Uriah 
Macoy  and  Charles  L.  Sproul.) 

Sproul. — ^^'e  also  are  ready  to  go. 

(Galen  Edson,  James  B.  Sampson.  \\'alter  D.  Packard,  Hiram 
Copeland  come  forward.) 

Edson. — Will  you  put  us  down  also? 

(More  cheering  from  the  crowd.  The  women  gather  admir- 
ingly about  the  new  recruits,  pinning  flowers  to  buttonholes  and 
evincing  admiration  for  their  courage  and  dread  at  the  necessary 
parting.  As  the  recruits  begin  to  fall  into  line,  music  is  heard  in 
the  distance.  Shouts  go  up.  "Our  Band  !  Billy  ]\Iartland  !  The 
North  Bridgewater  Brass  Band  !"  There  are  twenty  men  besides 
the  leader.  The  band  marches  to  the  head  of  the  line.  Captain 
Lucius  Richmond  rides  upon  the  scene  accompanied  by  a  number 
of  the  "North  Bridgewater  Light  Dragoons."  There  is  cheering 
as  they  salute  and  offer  their  services  as  escort  to  the  departing 
"First  Company  of  Volunteers."  The  citizens  fall  into  line  at 
the  rear.  There  is  much  cheering,  waving  of  hats,  handkerchiefs 
and  banners.  As  the  band  plays,  the  procession  marches  forward, 
all  singing  in  a  great  chorus,  "We're  Coming.  Father  Abraham." 

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VISIT  OF  CHRISTINE  NILSSON 
Episode  HI,— Scene  III. 
Mile.  Nilsson :    Ellen  Nelson. 
Vieuxtemps,  violinist:     Edward  White. 
Signor  Brignoli,  tenor :    Joseph  Rodolphele. 
Signor  Verger,  baritone :    Wilfred  Richard. 
Miss  Gary,  contralto :     Nora  A.  Lagergren. 
Accompanist:     Charles  Phillips. 
Manager,  Max  Strakosch :     Bruno  Arrata. 
Pastor  Lindeblad  :    Conrad  B.  Mansbach. 
Little  Girl :     Barbara  Elizabeth  Appleton. 
Swedish  citizens,  people  of  the  audience. 
In  charge  of  Lutheran  Male  Chorus, 
Emil  Lagergren,  Leader. 
[Mile    Christine  Nilsson.  the  famous  Swedish  singer,  visited 
North   Bndgewater   November    13,    1870.      She   contributed   her 
services  and  those  of  her  concert  company  for  the  benefits  of  the 
Bethesda  Lutheran  Church  at  Campello.     This  is  said  to  have 
been  the  first  Swedish  church  built  in  New  England      The  con- 
cert was  given  in  the  Auditorium  of  the  First  Universalist  Church 
standing  at  that  time  on  East  Elm  Street.     The  sum  of  $2  000 
was  realized  from  the  concert.     Mile.  Nilsson  sang  her  famous 
Swedish  Melodies    at  the  close  of  the  program.     In  response  to 
an  encore,   she   sang  "Old   Folks   at   Home."      Her   sympathetic 
rendering  of  this  song  moved  many  of  her  compatriots  to  tears. 

Vieuxtemps,  the  famous  violin  virtuoso  and  composer  was  a 
member  of  her  troupe.  He  plaved  his  exquisite  "Reverie  "  In 
responding  to  an  encore,  his  choice  of  "Yankee  Doodle"  is  said 
to  have  somewhat  shocked  the  more  sensitive  members  of  the 
audience. 

_  At  the  close  of  the  concert,  the  prima  donna  was  given  a  recep- 
tion in  the  vestry  of  the  church.  Pastor  Lindeblad  addressed 
her  in  the  Swedish  tongue,  expressing  the  gratitude  of  the  people 
of  his  church  for  her  generous  efforts  in  their  behalf  \  Son^^ 
of  Praise,  in  which  Mile.  Nilsson  joined  in  singing  with  her  con^ 
patriots,  ended  the  event.]  "^     " 

The  scene  represents  the  concert  of  November  13  1870  and 
the  reception  which  followed.  Mile.  Nilsson  sing^  "The'  Old 
Folks  at  Home"  with  her  compatriots.  Pastor  Lhideblad  con- 
gratulates her  and  expresses  gratitude  for  his  people.  A  little 
girl  presents  the  prima  donna  with  a  bouquet. 

•As  Countess  de  Miranda  of  Sweden,  deceased  Xoveniber  22.  1921. 

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RECHRISTEXIXG  THE  TOWN 
Episode  III. — Scene  IV. 

B.  O.  Caldwell :     Kenneth  D.  Hamilton. 

C.  C.  Bixby,  ^Master  of  Ceremonies: 

James  P.  Keith. 
R.  H.  Kimball,  Proposer  of  Toast: 

Ernest  \\\  Stedman. 
H.  W.  Robinson,  ]\Ierchant :     F.  A.  Winship. 
A.  T.  Jones,  Editor :     Charles  F.  Winsor. 
Charles  R.  Ford,  Selectman : 

G.  Edgar  Russell. 
Isaac  Kingman.  Selectman : 

William  J.  Loheed. 
Welcome  H.  \\^ales,  Selectman :     Elijah  Keith. 
Male  singers,  citizens,  Martland's  Band. 

In  charge  of  ^^'alk  Over  Club, 
Mr.  Philip  Cote,  Leader. 

[The  development  of  the  shoe  industry  during  and  soon  after 
the  Civil  \\'ar  brought  a  rapid  growth  to  the  town.  Many  pro- 
gressive citizens  felt  that  the  name  of  "North  Bridgewater"  was 
unsuitable  for  a  town  which  bade  fair,  within  the  next  few  years, 
to  become  a  large  city.  Appropriate  names  were  sought  far  and 
near,  and  many  curious  ones  proposed.  Standish,  Oriole,  Pyrola 
and  Amburg,  were  among  early  suggestions.  The  Legislature 
was  ])etitioned  to  change  the  town's  name  to  "Standish."  No 
sooner  had  a  favorable  reply  been  received  than  a  preference  was 
expressed  for  the  names  of  "Stanton"  and  "Amburg." 

Norwood,  Allerton  and  Avon — the  latter  a  favorite  with  many 
citizens — followed  in  succession.  It  remained  for  a  well-known 
business  man,  Mr.  Ira  Copeland.  to  bring  from  a  Canadian  visit 
the  name,  which  on  account  of  its  individuality  and  terseness,  Avas 
most  generally  approved — the  name  "Brockton."  The  advocates 
of  the  name  of  "Avon"  were  loath  to  surrender  their  choice. 
Rivalry  between  the  two  factions  waxed  strong.  At  length,  the 
night  before  the  voting  dav.  a  mammoth  torchlight  procession  was 

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arranged  by  the  advocates  of  "Brockton."  The  procession  is 
recorded  as  ''one  of  the  finest  parades  ever  witnessed  in  our 
streets." 

The  evening  following,  when  the  name  "Brockton"  had  been 
chosen  by  a  large  majority  vote,  a  banquet  was  held  by  prominent 
citizens — advocates  of  "Avon"  and  "Brockton"  alike — at  the 
"^^'ashburn  House."  corner  of  School  and  Main  Streets.  The 
house  was  rechristened  "Brockton  House."  There  was  speech- 
making  by  the  shining  lights  of  the  town.  A  toast  was  proposed 
to  the  departed  name  "North  Bridgewater."  \\'ith  the  singing 
of  "Auld  Lang  Syne"  the  company  broke  up,  "forgetting  the 
momentary  acerbities  of  the  campaign,  recalling  the  fact  that 
their  interests  in  the  welfare  of  the  town  were  identical,  pledging 
their  mutual  assistance  to  build  up  and  strengthen  the  prosperity 
of  the  place,  and  to  give  to  wdiatever  name  it  shall  bear,  a  worthy 
character  and  an  honorable  reputation."] 

The  scene  represents  Main  Street,  North  Bridgewater,  at  the 
time  of  the  famous  torchlight  procession,  May  4,  1874,  the 
evening  before  the  final  choice  of  a  new  name  for  the  town  was 
made. 

The  procession  enters  to  stirring  music  by  the  North  Bridge- 
water  Brass  Band.  Marshal  Caldwell  appears  on  horseback.  Many 
citizens  follow.  They  carry  torches,  banners  and  transparencies. 
The  inscriptions  displayed  indicate  the  varied  preferences  as  to 
a  choice  of  name. 

"Wouldn't  'Brockton  Shoe' 
Sound  good  to  you?" 

is  one  which  arouses  enthusiasm.  "All  for  Allerton"  is  carried 
by  another  group.  "We're  for  Standish,"  and  "Why  not  Am- 
burg?"  are  others.  "Avon  Ls  Our  Choice"  and  "The  Avon  Re- 
serves" meet  popular  approval.  Each  group  is  lustily  cheered  as 
it  passes.  There  is  a  cavalcade  of  horses.  Wagons  bring  up 
the  rear.  The  Town  Fathers,  in  all  the  dignity  of  "tall  hats," 
ride  in  a  "barouche." 

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With  the  passing  of  the  procession  a  group  of  citizens  assemble, 
representing  the  gathering  at  the  "Washburn  House,"  the  fol- 
lowing night,  for  a  banquet.  The  sign  "Washburn  House"  is 
removed  and  "Brockton  House"  substituted.  Cheers  are  given 
for  the  new  name.  A  citizen  proposes  a  toast  to  the  departed 
name  of  "North  Bridgewater."  The  band  plays  the  opening 
bars  of  "Auld  Lang  Syne"  and  all  sing  heartily. 

Interlude — Vision  of  the  Coming  City. 

Again  the  Vision  appears — this  time  more  distinctly  seen,  and 
accompanied  by  the  figures  of  Peace  and  Prosperity.  She  has 
begun  to  assume  reality  with  the  passing  of  years.  The  "builders 
of  the  town"  have  labored  unceasingly.  Their  industry  is  bring- 
ing reward  in  the  expansion  of  the  town.  They  now  look  forward 
to  the  coming  city. 

EPISODE  IV. 
OUR  POET,  BRYANT 

William  Cullen  Bryant :     John  F.  Scully. 
Fame:     Lucille  Bouldry. 
Poetry :     Phyllis  Fanning. 
Yellow  Violet :     ]\Iildred  Packard. 
Fringed  Gentian:    Gladys  Roach. 
Love  :    James  William  Tonis. 
Folly :    Richard  Tonis. 

In  Charge  of  the  Bry-ant  ^Memorial  Association, 
Miss  Susan  M.  Doane,  Leader. 

[The  celebrated  poet,  \\'illiam  Cullen  Bryant,  was  of  North 
Bridgewater  parentage.  Both  his  father.  Dr.  Peter  BrysLUt,  and 
his  mother,  Sarah  Snell,  were  born  in  the  old  town.  As  a  youth 
of  twenty,  the  poet  came  in  1814  to  reside  for  a  year  at  the  home 
of  his  grandparents  on  Belmont  Street,  while  pursuing  law  studies 
with  a  "well-instructed  jurist,"  William  Baylies  of  West  Bridge- 
water.  In  1815  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  Two  years  later,  the 
North    American    Rcz'iczv    published    his    poem,    "Thanatopsis," 

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which  has  been  characterized  as  "the  most  remarkable  poem  ever 
written  by  a  young  man."  A  few  years  later  he  abandoned  law 
for  literature,  meeting  the  success  that  is  well  known.  Among 
the  poems  undoubtedly  of  North  Bridgewater  inspiration  are  the 
verses  of  "The  Yellow  Violet."  The  dainty  blossoms  grew  in 
profusion  near  the  old  homestead. 

In  August,  1874,  the  poet  again  visited  his  ancestral  home.  In 
a  letter  to  a  friend,  he  refers  to  "the  house  where  my  grandfather. 
Dr.  Philip  Bryant,  lived,  and  the  grave3^ard,  where  he  and  his 
wife.  Silence,  lie  buried  beside  my  great-grandparents."  The 
house  stands  west  of  the  Brockton  Fair  Grounds,  at  815  Belmont 
Street,  and  today  bears  a  Bryant  tablet.  The  graveyard  is  nearly 
opposite  the  house. 

At  the  time  of  this,  his  last  visit,  the  poet  was  in  his  eightieth 
year.  He  is  described  by  one  who  saw  him  as  "tall,  straight  and 
handsome,  with  majestic  white  beard,  and  sharp,  shining  eyes."] 

The  scene  represents  the  poet,  at  the  time  of  his  last  visit  to 
Brockton,  in  August,  1874,  at  the  age  of  eighty. 

He  is  accompanied  by  the  symbolic  figures  of  Fame  with  a 
laurel  wreath.  Poetry  with  a  lyre,  and  three  children  of  his  Muse : 
"The  Yellow  Violet,"  "The  Fringed  Gentian"  and  "Love  and 
Folly." 

The  Fringed  Gentian: 

"Then  doth  thy  sweet  and  quiet  eye 
Look  through  its  fringes  to  the  sky, 
Blue— blue— as  if  that  sky  let  fall 
A  flower  from  its  cerulean  wall." 

The  Yellow  Violet : 

"When  beechen  buds  begin  to  swell. 
And  woods  the  blue-birds  warble  know. 
The  yellow  violet's  modest  bell 
Peeps  from  the  last  year's  leaves  below." 

Love  and  Folly : 

"As  once  beneath  the  fragrant  shade, 

The  children.  Love  and  Folly,  played." 
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THE  FIRST  BROCKTON  FAIR 
October  7.  8,  9.  1874. 

In  charge  of  The  Twentieth  Century  CathoHc  Club, 
Miss  Abigail  Kinney,  Leader. 

[On  October  7,  8  and  9,  1874,  occurred  the  First  Annual  Exhi- 
bition of  the  Brockton  Agricultural  Society.  To  furnish  capital, 
$8,960  of  stock  was  sold  in  shares  of  $10  each.  Successful  from 
the  first,  the  subsequent  yearly  exhibitions  of  the  Society  have 
contributed  in  an  immeasurable  degree  to  the  city's  progress. 

In  the  Gazette  account  of  the  opening  exhibition  in  1874,  we 
find  that  the  "show  of  fowls"  and  the  "department  of  neat  stock" 
were  particularly  commended.  There  was  a  tent  instead  of  the 
present  exhibition  hall ;  the  fancy  articles  displayed  were  described 
as  "muhifarious  in  pattern  and  design,  often  mysterious  in  their 
probable  uses." 

A  baseball  match  between  the  King  Philips  of  Rockland  and 
the  Howard  Club  of  Brockton  was  one  of  the  field  attractions. 
On  the  closing  day,  a  "Fireman's  Trial,"  as  it  was  termed,  brought 
twenty-five  fire  engines  from  towns  as  far  distant  as  Danvers, 
Marlboro  and  Provincetown,  for  a  contest  of  power.  The  Han- 
cocks of  the  "West  Shares,"  now  Brockton  Heights,  won  the  first 
prize,  and,  in  addition,  were  presented  with  a  large  broom,  to 
indicate  their  sweeping  victory.  The  gate  receipts  of  $4,750  for 
the  fair  of  1874  compares  interestingly  with  those  of  $157,567  in 
1920. 

The  gates  of  the  first  Brockton  Fair  are  opened.  People  are 
arriving  in  large  numbers.  A  medley  of  characteristic  sounds 
is  heard.  Exhibitors  are  bringing  pent-u])  fowl  in  hen-coops ; 
pigs,  heifers,  all  manner  of  animals.  Farmers  drive  in  with 
wagons  filled  with  squashes.  Women  bring  afghans  of  brilliant 
hue,  quilts,  fancy  work  of  the  period,  baskets  of  pears  and  apples. 
Venders  i)ass  through  the  crowd  hawking  their  wares.  Balloons 
are  popular  with  all.  Popcorn  is  displayed  in  open  carts.  "Sir 
William  Wallace,"  well  blanketed,  is  led  past  by  a  stable  boy, 
being   exercised  between   the   "I<>ee-for-All    Class"    races.      The 

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red  shirts  of  the  "Hancock"  hrenien  give  color  to  the  scene.  The 
engine  is  proudly  displayed  and  the  broom  given  to  the  company 
as  a  trophy  of  victory  over  twenty-five  other  contestants  in  the 
"Fireman's  Trial"  of  the  day. 

Members  of  the  baseball  nines,  the  "King  Philips"  from  Rock- 
land and  tlie  "Howards"  from  Brockton,  are  seen  "passing"  ball." 
A  carrvall  drives  in.  bearing  the  placard,  "Charter  Member," 
filled  to  overflowing  with  children  and  guests  of  the  family,  "free 
admission"  being  one  of  the  assured  privileges  of  charter  members. 

ARRIVAL  OF  THE  CITY 
1881. 

Episode  Il\ — Scene  III. 
Heralds :     Richard  Allen,  Harold  Ellis. 
George  Franklin  Jacobs,  Kenneth  Sampson. 
Bearer  of  City  Charter:     Mrs.  H.  B.  Caswell. 
Industry:     Mrs.  H.  C.  Nichols. 
Faith :     Mrs.  W.  E.  Shaw. 
The  City :     Mrs.  Roger  Keith. 
Education  :     Mrs.  Carlton  Leach. 
Tolerance :     Mrs.  William  Wells. 
Justice:     Mrs.  W.  R.  J.  Marks. 
Peace  :     Mrs.  Justin  Keith. 
Thrift :     Mrs.  I.  A.  Rogers. 
Perseverance  :     Mrs.  Henry  Perkins. 
Charity :     Mrs.  C.  F.  Bachelder. 
Truth:     Mrs.  F.  W.  Wormelle. 
Prosperity :     Mrs.  Emory  C.  Wixon. 
Temperance  :     Mrs.  Harris  Fleming. 
Bearers  of  Seal :     Mrs.  Raymond  Drake, 
Mrs.  Warren  Packard. 
Procession   of  the  Arts:     Op])ortunity   Circle. 
Procession  of  tlie    Industries: 

Joint  Shoe  Council. 

In  charge  of  Woman's  Club, 
Mrs.  Ralph  G.  .Swain.  Leader. 

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[A  dream  of  many  years  was  realized,  when,  on  April  9,  1881, 
the  Act  of  Incorporation  of  the  City  of  Brockton  was  passed  by 
the  Legislature.  The  inaugural  ceremonies  took  place  in  the 
"Opera  House"  in  Bryant  Block.  Chairman  H.  H.  Packard  of 
the  Board  of  Selectmen  presided.  In  presenting  the  Mayor-elect, 
Ziba  C.  Keith,  he  referred  to  him  as  "the  first  Mayor  of  the  first 
city  of  Plymouth  County." 

Governor  Long  brought  the  greetings  of  the  State  of  Massa- 
chusetts in  an  address  of  congratulation  and  encouragement  to 
the  new  city:  "This  is  an  event  which,  transforming  your  town 
into  a  city  of  15,000  inhabitants,  with  a  valuation  of  nearly  $7,- 
000,000,  marks  the  rapid  growth  and  the  centering  of  great  manu- 
facturing and  business  interests.  Let  us  endeavor  to  be  worthy 
of  the  Old  Colony,  worthy  of  our  ancient  Plymouth  County,  of 
the  Commonwealth,  of  the  old  town  unsurpassed  in  the  character 
of  its  people, — in  the  contributions  it  has  made  to  every  depart- 
ment of  the  intelligent  progress  of  Massachusetts."] 

A  fanfare  of  trumpets  is  heard  in  the  distance.  This  is  followed 
by  the  strains  of  a  stately  march.  Four  Heralds,  announcing  the 
coming  of  the  City,  enter  blowing  golden  trumpets.  The  Bearer 
of  the  City  Charter  follows.  Beneath  a  canopy,  upheld  by  four 
Civic  Virtues :  Faith,  Tolerance,  Industry  and  Education,  comes 
the  City.  She  is  attended  by  eight  other  Civic  Virtues :  Justice, 
Peace,  Perseverance,  Thrift,  Prosperity,  Truth,  Charity,  Tem- 
perance. Bearers  of  the  City  Seal  follow.  The  City  takes  her 
place  upon  the  throne,  surrounded  by  her  attendants.  The  Her- 
alds again  sound  their  truni])ets.  Processions  of  the  City's  Arts 
and  Industries  enter.  Among  the  Arts  are :  Music,  Painting, 
Drama,  Sculpture,  Song,  Dancing,  Elocution,  Poetry,  Architec- 
ture, Engraving,  Embroidery,  and  Photography. 

The  industries  include  the  manufactures  of  Shoes,  Lasts, 
Boxes,  Shoe  Patterns,  Shoe  Tools,  Machinery,  Knives,  Webbing, 
Rands,  Welts,  Box  Toes,  Heels,  Dies,  Leather,  Brooms,  Black- 
ing, Garments,  and  Hardware. 

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SONG  OF  THE  CITY 
Music  by  Edzvard  Elgar. 

The  City  walks  in  queenly  state, 

Rejoice,  O  children  free ! 
Guard  well  her  future,  and  the  fate 

Of  Civic  majesty. 
Of  Justice,  may  her  sceptre  be, 

Her  jewel,  golden  Youth, 
Her  royal  robe,  sweet  Charity, 

Her  diadem,  fair  Truth. 
Sing  the  City's  glory ! 

Unity,  her  shield. 
Visions  of  our  fathers. 

In  her  power  revealed. 
Onward  still  her  progress, 

Fair  be  her  renown, 
God  who  made  men  brothers, 

Star  with  Peace  her  crown ! 

ARBITRATION  AND  INDUSTRIAL  PEACE* 
Episode  IV. — Scene  IV. 
Discord :     Daisy  Driver. 
Arbitration :     Marion  Pope. 

In  1898,  the  Boot  and  Shoe  Workers'  Union  otTered  to  the 
employers  in  the  shoe  trade  and  their  employees,  a  plan  by  which 
arbitration  of  industrial  disputes  could  be  substituted  for  strikes 
and  lockouts.  It  was  no  wonder  that  business  men  of  vision  and 
acumen,  having  in  mind  the  experience  of  the  previous  decade 
and  looking  forward  to  the  future  in  the  marketing  of  the  product 
through  their  own  stores,  realized  the  need  of  joining  with 
employees  in  the  introducing  of  arbitration  into  the  industrial  life 
of  Brockton.  Within  five  years  nearly  all  the  shoe  manufactur- 
ing concerns  of  the  city  adopted  this  plan  and  have  since  utilized 
its  principles  as  a  basis  for  regulating  atYairs  witli  the  emplovees. 

*  Omitted  in  production. 

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For  more  than  a  score  of  years.  IJrocktoii  has  i)raclically  elim- 
inated the  strike  and  lockout  from  its  industrial  life,  established 
jiermanent  relations  between  workman  and  employer  and  given 
to  the  world  practical  demonstrations  of  a  program  by  which  rea- 
son, instead  ut  torce,  can  decide  the  issues  arising  Ix'tween  labor 
and  capital.  ]  * 

The  City  views  from  her  dais  the  coming  of  her  Arts  and 
Industries.  They  arrive  to  stately  music  and  take  place  either 
side  her  throne.  The  Industries  are  a  united  group.  Peace  and 
Justice  stand  near  the  City's  dais,  prominent  among  the  Civic 
Virtues. 

There  is  a  clash  in  the  harmonious  music.  The  figure  of  Dis- 
cord, in  yellow-green,  appears.  At  her  approach  there  is  a  move- 
ment of  tmrest  among  the  grou])  of  Industries.  Peace  trembles 
as  she  advances  menacingly  toward  her :  she  raises  a  protesting 
hand.  Discord  continues  her  threats  and  Peace  sadly  steps  down 
from  her  place  and  leaves  the  City.  Discord  whispers  words  of 
dissension  into  the  ears  of  the  Industries.  The  group  separates 
into  two  factions — representing  now  Labor  and  Capital.  The 
leaders  a])i)eal  to  the  City.  She  bids  Justice  decide  between  them, 
justice,  balancing  in  her  golden  scales  the  arguments  i)resented. 
announces  that  Arbitration  alone  can  settle  the  grievances.  Arbi- 
tration is  summoned.  She  listens  impartially  to  both  leaders. 
Discord  is  driven  away.  Then,  uniting  the  two  factions  into  a 
solid  group  again,  she  summons  Peace,  who  returns  gladly  to  her 
place  near  the  City's  throne. 

*  From  information  furnished  by  Mr.  John  P.  Meade,  Deputy 
State  Commissioner  of  Labor. 


Interlude:      ELhXTRICITY'S    TOUCH 

In  1883,  the  newlN'-incoi-jJorated  city  of  r)rocl<t()n  was  honored 
b\-  a  visit  of  a  week  from  the  "Wizard  of  Menlo  Park"- — Thomas 
A.  Edison. 

The  occasion  of  his  stay  was  the  opening  on  October  1  of  the 
Edison  i-dectric  Lighting  Station,  and  his  interest  in  the  workings 

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of  the  first  three-wire  undergound  hghting  system  ever  installed. 
Brockton  may  also  claim  the  first  theatre  ever  lighted  from  ;i 
central  station,  the  first  residence  so  lighted,  and  the  first  fire- 
engme  house,  the  latter  equipped  to  light  all  lamps  at  night  and 
to  liberate  the  horses  with  the  striking  of  the  alarm. 

This  underground  system  was  especially  welcome  in  Brockton 
on  account  of  the  large  and  beautiful  trees  which  at  that  time 
adorned  the  principal  streets. 

For  two  years  this  was  the  show  plant  of  the  Edison  company, 
many  other  cities  coming  here  to  observe,  and  later  to  adopt,  the 
Brockton  system  of  lighting. 

Spirit  of  Electricity :     Miss  Alice  Thibeault. 

The  Spirit  of  Electricity  appears  before  the  City  group.  She 
carries  a  magic  wand  tipped  with  a  mysterious  power.  As  she 
dances,  arrayed  in  dazzling  blue,  she  raises  aloft  her  wand,  and 
behold.  Its  magic  power  sets  myriads  of  stars  a-twinkling,'  and 
the  whole  city  is  bathed  in  beautiful  light. 


FINALE 


The  dread  War  Spirit  again  appears,  leading  forward  the  sol- 
diers of  the  National  Guard  and  the  American  Legion.  Her 
presence  indicates  the  part  the  city  took  in  the  World  War  of  1914- 
1918,  when  ninety-nine  of  the  city's  gallant  sons  made  the  supreme 
sacrifice. 

The  City  welcomes  the  later  pilgrims.  National  groups  salute 
the  City.  Among  the  nations  represented  are  the  Greek.  Syrian 
Lithuanian,  Polish,  Italian,  Armenian,  Portuguese.  Albanian  and 
Scandinavian.  They  carry  the  flags  of  their  native  countries.'  As 
they  join  the  City's  province,  they  receive  the  American  flacr 
thereby  indicating  their  acceptance  of  American  ideals,  and  the 
desire  of  the  City  to  aid  them  in  becoming  worthy  citizens. 

The  strength  of  the  fraternal  element  in  the  city's  life  is  shown 
by  the  procession  of  members  of  fraternal  orders,  who  now  march 
upon  the  stage  in  great  numbers. 

As  the  vast  numbers  fill  the  stage,  the  strains  of  the  National 
Anthem  are  heard  and  audience  and  pageanters  join  in  a  grand 
chorus,  voicing  their  unity  of  purpose  in  carrving  forward  the 
great    ideals   upon    which    Brockton    was    founded— Freedom 
National  Allegiance,  and  the  Brotherhood  of  Man. 

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WILLIAM  T.  CARD 
Chairman  I'a.i^eant  Kook  Committee,  Member  Centennial  l-5()ol<  Committee 


CAST   OF   CHARACTERS 

Editor's  Note. — The  Cast  is  unfortunately  inaccurate  through 
the  practical  impossibility  of  correction  after  the  Production.  The 
list  has  been  partially  revised,  with  the  assistance  of  Episode 
Leaders.  In  general  it  is  printed  as  in  The  Original  Pageant 
Book. 

Prologue :      the   Wilderness  I'erley  Harriman 

In   charge   of  the   Matron's   Club        lOlwin   Hodge 
Episode  Leader  :  Mrs.  William  CholertonFlorence  Blakeman 

Dancing  Director:  Mae  McGee  ^ ,i.:_.    ^-i 

Nature :   Mrs.   J.   F.   Scully 

Spirits  of  the  Plain 
Margaret    Alexander 
Dorothy  Beaton 
Lois  Briggs 
Mabelle   Cornell 
Mildred  Holmes 
Marjorie   .Johnson 
Marion    Shaw 
Audrey   Sinclair 

Spirits  of  the  Forest 
Helen   Bassett 
Eleanor   Butler 
Winifred    Hamilton 
Betty   Kendall 
Gladys  Larner 
Mildred  Manning 
Hazel    Percy 
Ruth   Ward" 

Indian    Braves 
George   Leach   Chapman 
Carl    Swanson 

Water  Spirits 
Mildred   Alger 
Catherine  Brown 
Ellen    DeLory 
Edna  Irving 
Barbara    Locke 
Dorothy   Mahv 
Gladys    :Moore 
Phyllis  Oliver 

EPISODE   I — SCENE   I 
Indian   Encampment 
In    charge   of    the   ^latronalias 
Episode   Leader  :   Mrs.   Charles   Lawrence 
Meda,  a  Medicine  Man  :      H.  H.  Chevigny 
Chief  Ousamequin  :  David  Jewell 
Scout  :  David   .Towell,  Jr. 
Tisquantum  :    Stephen  Cot§ 
Calumet   P.earer  :   .John  McCutcheon 
Braves  :  George  Leach  Chapman, 

Carl    Swanson 
Hunters 
Gordon   Caswell 
Fred    French.    Jr. 
Albert   (Jifl'ord 
Wallace   Hill 
Burrill    Liuehan 
Groycr   Perkins 
Herbert   Taft 
John  Towers 
Henry  Weathcrwax 

Members  of  Tribe 
iJoyd   P.emis 
Robert  Bostock 
Frank   Grindle 


Josephine  Coleman 
Lillian  Crist 
Eda    Earle 
Harriet  Eaton 
Vera  Fulton 
Margaret  Gray 
Celia   W.   Hammond 
Edith    Hay  ward 
Irene  Hill 
Mrs.   Wallace  Hill 
Mrs.  David  Jewell 
Alice  Keene 
Marion   Keene 
Mildred  Keene 
Frank  Keene 
Allan  H.  Jacobs 
Donald  McLeod 
Porter  Packard 
Alice   Linehan 
Catherine  Linehan 
Alma  McDonald 
Mabel  McDonald 
Etta  McMorrow 
Evelyn  McMorrow 
Alice  Perkins 
Alice  Puffer 
Catherine  Puffer 
Eleane   Richardson 
Barbara  Richmond 
Mildred  A.  Smith 
Jean    Stedman 
Eleanor    Swift 
Edith   Thomas 
Dorothy  J.  Whitney 
Gladys  T.   Whitney 
Mildred   Willis 

EPISODE  I— SCENE  2 
Purchase  of  the  Land 
In   charge  of  the  Press   Club 
Episode  Leader  :  William  G.  Kilner 
Miles  Standish  :  Charles  C.  Carr 
Constant   Southworth  :   Harold   C. 

c  ,  ^-     ,      ^  Whitcomb 

Samuel  >ash:  Harry  W.  Norman 

Two  Duxbury  Men  :  William  Price, 

.„.         „  Walter  Watts 

First   Settler:  J.  William  MacPherson 

Wife:  Mrs.  Elsie  R.  Clough 

Child  :   Pearl  Blanchard 

other    Settlers  : 

George  M.   Adams 

Harold  D.   Bent 

David  Bowles 

Everett  L.   Emery 

Irving  S.  Fisher 

Roy  E.  Jennings 

Carl  A.  Loring 


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Harry  W.   Sails 
Emory   (".   Wixou 

EPISODE  I— SCENE  3 

The  First    Setticr  ami   the  New 
En.!::lau(l  riiniate 
In  eharjre  of  the  Soutli  I'arish  Club 
Episode  Leader:  Alice   Sliiirtleft" 
Nature  :   Mrs.   John   1<\   Scully 

Spirits  of  the  Forest 
Helen  Bassett 
Eleanor  Kutler 
Winifred    Hamilton 
Hetty    Kendall 
Glailys  I.arncr 
Mildred  Manning 
Ha/.el    I'crcy 
Ruth   Ward 

Winds 
North  :    Marie   Cot6 
South  :   Ida   Ilorton 
East :  Florence  Davy 
West  :  E.   Ru'.iie  Capen 

Winter 
Dorothy  lUunpus 
Doris  Fislier 
Marjorie    (Jove 
Adelaide   Kinji 
Doris   Lane 
Frances  Randall 
Grace  Reilly 
GunhiUl    Wennergren 

Summer 
Ruth    Bassett 
Dorothy   Borroughs 
Amy   Ellis 
Ida    Fogge 
Marion  L.  Keith 
r.catriic   O'l'.ricii 
Kosaniund  Sinclair 
Barbara   Willis 

Spring 
Catherine  Fartlett 
Margaret  Clough 
Doris  Jones 
Beatrice  Pierce 
Evelyn    ^NI  eld  rum 
Louise  Perkins 
Leora  Lutz 
Helen   Woodard 

Autumn 
Adele  Cunningham 
Barbara    Dailey 
Harriet   Folsoin 
Rita   Littlefield 
Christine    McPherson 
Frances  Miller 
Ellen   Perkins 
Helen    Rudden 

EPISODE   II — SCENE  1 

Church-Going 

In   charge   of   the   Porter  and 

Colonial    Clubs 

Episode  Leaders  :  Mrs.  B.  D.  Colwell, 

Mrs.   L.  T.   Briggs 
Song  Leader  :  Grace  James 
Rev.  John   Porter :   Rev.   Warren   P. 

T^anders 
Mrs.  Porter:   Mrs.  Eilward   Plummer 
Children  : 
Eldon   Briggs 


Harriet   Chase 

l'aulin<'   Chase 

r.arh.ira    Di-ake 

I'liilip    S.    Holmes 

.Monzo   Johnson 

Charles   'I'allon 

Ruth    E.    \'auglin 

'rilhing-.Man  :    lOniory    Wixon 

Man   and   Wife    (I'iliiou    Style)  : 

Budd  D.   Colwell,   Madaleine  Ellis 
Deacons 
Cai)t.    Isaac   Packard  :   Charles   Barden 
Deacon   Ivlson  :  Jesse  I'erkins 
Jonathan   Cary  :   Eben   Tilden 
Dr.    I'hilii.    Bryant:   Albert    II.    Gifford 
('apt.    r.aiiiabas   Howard  : 

Walter   Love  joy 
Isaacher   Snell,    Es(|.  :   Allison   Baldwin 
Josiah  Perkins  :  Henrv  Perkins 
Jabez  Fi<dd  :   Dwight  Powell 
Abia   Keith:   Chandler  I).   Hall 
Henry   Kingman  :   Edward    Plummer 

Congregation 
Mrs.   A.   L.   I'.eals 
Mrs.   L.   T.   Briggs 
Adam    P.urnette 
Sallie  Cliase 
Elinor   Cusliman 
Dorothy   Davidson 
Francis   Drake 
Mrs.   Francis   Drake 
Mrs.   Charles   Dunham 
Mrs.  Mace  Gav 
Mrs.   Chandler  D.  Hall 
Fred   Holmes 
Mrs.   Fred  Holmes 
Mrs.    R.    P.    Kellev 
Donald   Laiw 
Helen    Lucev 
Roger  Marshall 
Mrs.  L.   P..  Packard 
Mrs.  Dwight   Powell 
Mrs.   David   Niles 
Mrs.    Ida    Short 
Mrs.   Herbert   Thomas 
Mrs.   Eben  Tilden 
Mrs.   E.   Upton 

EPISODE   II — SCENE   2 
First  Town   Meeting 
In  charge  of  the  Rotary  Club 
Episode  Leader  :   Horace  Richmond 
Caleb    Howard,    Justic   of    Peace  : 

Edg;ir   Howard 
Lemuel    French,    I^reehold    Inhabitant: 
Fred  French 
Joseph   Sylvester,  Moderator  : 

C.  C.  King 
Col.   Edward    Southworth.   Town 
Clerk  and  Treasurer  : 

L.  E.  Chamberlain 
.\bel    Kingman,    Selectman  : 

Albert   Barker 
Howard    Carey.    Selectman  : 

George  Gary 
Capl.    Zachariah    Gurney  : 

George  N.  Gordon 
lieiijamin    Ames,    Constable: 

I'.urton   Stewart 
Elii>halet   Kingman  :    Frank    Kingman 
Rev.   Diiniel  Huntington  :   yi.  A.  Davis 
Slni-ekeeper  :  Robert    Eraser 

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Doctor  :   George   A.  Thatcher 
Inn  Keeper  :  George  Priest 
Storekeeper :   Paul  Jones 
Lawyer  :    Bernard   Saxton 
Prominent  Citizen  :  J.  Frank  Beal 
Doctor  :   H.   A.   Keith 
Notary  and  Justice  of  Peace  : 

Harold  Keith 
Storekeeper  :  Harry  H.  Williams 

Farmers 
William   G.    Allen 
George  E.   Boiling 
William   F.   Daly 
Davis  M.   DeBard 
Raymond   E.   Drake 
Charles  R.   Felton 
Nahum   Gillespie 
Samuel   W.   Goddard 
Everett   8.   Hall 
Henry  C.  Hatch 
Frank   S.   Howard 
Lester  S.   Howard 
Paul  Jones 
Isaac  Kil)rick 
Fred  B.  Leonard 

Laborers 
W.   B.   Atwood 
B.   W.    Iris 
P.  F.  Johnson 
Michael  D.   Long 
Robert  W.  MacMillan 
Alfred   W.   Nelson 
Fred    L.    Packard 
Warren  B.  Packard 
A.  Roger  Perkins 
Frank   L.   Price 
Warren   S.   Shaw 
A.  Loring  Smith 
George  W.   Smith 
F.    W.    Sproul 
Henrv  C.   Svlvester 
Frank   A.   Ton  is 
Wilford   H.   Wallace 
Alfred   H.   Wilbur 
Micah   Faxon  :   F.    S.   Faxon 

EPISODE    II — SCENE   3 

Mis'  Jones'  School 

In  charge  of  the  Grade  Teachers' 

Club 

Episode  Leader  :  Persis  H.  Maxson 

Mrs.  Nathan  Jones  :  Arlena  F.  Russell 

Pupils 
Evelyn    Barry 
Sue  A.   Cousens 
Ruth   W.   Elliott 
Nellie  W.   Emery 
Gertrude   Flaherty 
Minetta   Goodell 
Katherine  L.  Flint 
Helen    K.    Howard 
Hattic   L.    Leonard 
Nellie   MacArthur 
Louise   N.    Marvel 
Bertha    M.   Ogden 
Helen    P.    Robbins 
Ellen   C.   Rooney 
Inez  E.  Smith 
Mary  J.   Southwick 
Edith   L.   Sullivan 
Jeanette  Tbibjideau 
Geneva   M.   Young 


EPISODE   II — SCENE  4 
Quilting  Bee 
In  charge  of  the  Ten  Times  One  Club 
Episode  Leader  : 

Mrs.  Sprague  S.  Baker 
Mistress   Kingman  : 

Mrs.  Charles  R.   Storey 
Mr.  Kingman  :  Charles  R.  Storey 
Fiddler :   Laurence  C.    Shaw 

Guests 
Mrs.  Clarence  Baker,   2nd 
Mrs.  Albert  Bolster 
Marie  Buchanan 
Mrs.   Lloyd   A.   Emery 
Mrs.   Fred   F.   Field 
Mrs.   Andrew   C.   Gibbs 
Blanche  Holmes 
"^Irs.   George  W.   Howland 
Mrs.  Harold  V.  Lawson 
Mrs.  Laurence  S.  Miller 
Mrs.   Lewis  E.   Rye 
Mrs.   Lawrence  C.    Shaw 
Mrs.   Harold    S.   Swain 
Mrs.   Herbert   M.   Willis 
Clarence  :\I.   Baker,  2nd 
Sprague    S.    Baker 
Arthur  Bartlett 
Albert  Bolster 
A.    T.    Eldridge 
Chas.   O.   Emerson,   Jr. 
Lloyd   A.    Emery 
Andrew    C.   Gibbs 
Billy   Holmes 
Dudley  Davidson 
Jack  Davidson 
Philip  Davidson 
''barles  Hellander 
George  W.   Hi.  ,v  laud 
Harold   Lawson 
Lawrence   L.    INIiller 
Emil   Ohmert 
Lewis    E.    R.ve 
Harold    S.    Swain 
William  Wells 
George   Randall 
Stanley  Randall 
Audrey   Renaud 
Barbara   Swain 

EPISODE  III— SCENE  1 

Coming  of   Railroad 

In    charge   of   the   Maids   and 

Matrons  Club 

Episode   Leader  : 

Mrs.   George  C.   Keyes 
Shoe  Manufacturer  :  Lester  Packard 
An  Old  Lady  :  Mrs.  Clinton  W.  Delano 
Postmaster  Southwick  :  Ernest  Jackson 
A   Citizen  :   Chester   Gilbert 
Stage   Driver   Jabez  Gould  : 

F.   Ernest  Mackie 
A  Surveyor  :  G.  Ernest  Spear 
Small  Boy  :  Ralph   Spear 
Station    Agent    Bennett : 

Norman  Petrie 
Town's  People : 
Mrs.   Alfred  G.   Barufleld 
Dorothy  B>irnham 

'  rs    Joseph  Burnham 
Mrs.   A.   T.   Ensor 
Mrs.  H.  F.  Mohr 
IMrs.   Lester  Packard 

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Catherine  Riley 
A.   G.   Harntield 
Henry  F.  Mohr 
Phyllis  Ensor 
Ernestine   Jackson 
Albert  Tonikins 
Lester  Packard,  Jr. 
Mrs.  Paul  Field 
Mrs.   Edgar  Ward 
Mrs.   James   Hasey 
Mrs.   Percy   Janes 
Mrs.  Thomas  Hartling 
Mrs.   George  Young 
Mrs.   Frank  Dickenson 
Mrs.  Percy  Grotcn 
Mrs.   Arthur  Ward 
Mrs.    George  Wilson 
Mrs.  Harry  I^anes 
Mrs.   Bert   Moore 
Mrs.  Oliver  Poole 
Mrs.  Margaret  Duffleld 
Ruth  Field 
Madeline  Dickenson 
Cleta  Bearse 
Mildred  Field 
Elinore  Hartling 
Ernest  Tonikins 
Mary  Field 
Evelyn  Ward 

EPISODE  III — SCENE  2 
Civil  War 
In  charge  of  the  Douglas  Employes' 
Relief  Association 
Episode  Leader  :  Wm.  F.  Brady 
J.  R.  Perkins  :  Emil  F.  Ohmert 
Capt.   I.   Richmond  :   P.  D.   Richmond 
Dr.  Hichborn  : 

George   Packard   Johnson 
C.  L.  Sproul  :  G.  W.  Alden 
A.  L.  Harmon  :  T.  F.  Crawford 
Spirit  of  War :    Anna  Cot* 
Volunteer :    J.    B.    :Maefarlane 
Citizen  :  W.  G.  Smith 
Galen  Edson  :   Leroy   B.   Perkins 
Volunteer  :  William   K.  Carroll 
Volunteer  :  Rosse  Burrill 
W.  J.   Martland  :   Mace  Gay 
Woman  :   Evangeline  Crawford 

Fletcher  Webster   Post   No.   13, 
G.  A.  R. 
Com.    Winflold    S.    Groton 
George  Bartlett 
Stanton   F.   Bourne 
Andre"v  C.  Gibbs 
George  Grant 
Oliver  Hayes 
F.    Holmes 
M.    Holmes 
Albert  Ilowland 
Adam  Lcmoiit 
Edward   .Mottau 
Hugh   Reilly 
Samuel    Wade 

Women's  Relief  Corps 
Josie   Carter:    President 
Mrs.   O.  C.   lUair 
Josie  Bourne 
Lizzie   Brett 
Nellie    Cook 
Nettie   Coolidge 
>Largaret   Crawford 


'■'.velyn   lluilou 
Jeanette  Sherman 
Alice   Stoddard 
Florence   Swift 
Annie  Tower 

Camp  17  R.  B.  Grover,   Sons  of 
Veterans 
J.  B.  McFarland  :  Captain 
Herbert  Benton 
Thomas  Crawford 
Earle   Groten 
Harry  Higgins 
Herbert    Jobnsuu 
George   Lord 
Walter  Moore 
John    Ordway 
Frank  Southworth 
Harold  Thompson 

Daughters  of  Veterans 
Eva    Crawford  :    President 
Hattie  Balcom 
Nellie   Cook 
Clara   Fitzgerald 
Effle  Ford 
Mary  Ford 
Annie  McFarland 
Mary  Norris 
L.  Jennie  Sampson 
Eva   Smith 
W.   J.  Martland  Band.   1861^ 

W.   J.   Martland   Band,   1921 
W.  J.  ISIartlnud  :   Mace  Gay.   Leader 
Amasa   S.  Glover  :   Frank   Abltott 
Thaddeus  M.   Packard  :   Ernest   Bouldry 
George  B.   Sturtevant  :   Louis   Carroll 
Robert   S.  White  :   Wilson  P.  Crafts 
Lucius  H.  Packard  :  Walter  II.  Damon 
Henry  C.  Packard  :  J.  F.  Doherty 
Richard   B.  Atkinson  :   J.   B.   Edson 
William  Dubois  :  Ralph  Goodwin 
George   A.    Bates :   John   Hoban 
Samuel  C.  Perkins  :  Damon  Hoyt 
Isaac  C.   Dunham  :   William   Julius 
John  B.  Emmes  :  E.  F.   Manning 
Joseph  Kennedy  :  W.  T.   Nickerson 
Fernando  DeArgome  :  Waldo  Packard 
Minot  Thayer  :  Elmer  C.  Shaw 
Nathaniel  Carver:  Guy  Smith 
John   Calnan  :  Charles   Sullivan 
James  S.  Bean  :  li.  A.  Wardwell 
Louis  A.  Beaumont  :  Earle  Wells 
Charles  M.   Capin  :   Ernest   Wineburg 
Battery   E — First   Regiment   Field 
Artillery,  Mass.   National   Guard, 
Brockton,  Mass. 
Capt.   Lawrence   Kingman 
Carl  II.   Anderson 
Battiste  Bonaparte 
Fred  Chamberlain 
Edward  A.  Connell 
Francis   J.   Connell 
Andrew  O.  Cole 
Owen  F.  Conway 
Eugene   F.   Connolly 
George  Edwards 
Richard  Faxon 
Roger  C.  Fisher 
Eugene    GIngras 
Francis  Ilenneby 
Kdbcrt  D.   Keith 
llirain    M.    KIniliall 
Augustus   L.   Lockciti 

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CHILDREN   FROM  THE  BRYANT  GROUP.  Photo  by  Jacobs. 


GOING  TO  CHURCH    I'lLl.luN    S  rN  I.E.  Photo  by  Jacobs. 


.Tosoph  W.  Lavcrty 
Louis   Lincoln 
.Tiisrpli    \V.   Mannix 
•Lniirs  E.   >hM'abe 
Williaiii   ('.   McCabe 
IMwar.l  W.  :\IeCabe 
William    Milntyre 
Harry   M.    Morse 
Clyde   F.    Moody 
.Tosi'ph   Xooimi) 
Lewis   J.    iiiKiuiiau 
George  R.  Wood 

Douglas   Employees'    Relief 
Margaret  Adams 
Inez  Ahlen 
Evelyn   Anderson 
Mrs.    MaiKl    Bagnell 
Doris    P.eal 
Leona    lirady 
Edith    Krown 
Mrs.   P,.    Burgess 
Esther  G.  Christiansen 
Hazel  Conley 
Zee   Coolidge 
Lucy    Darney 
Gertrude  Doherty 
Sadie   Decoste 
Ruth  Fagan 
Laui-a   Elder 
Kertha    Edwards 
Gladys  Fay 
Charlotte   Flanagan 
Dia   Flanagan 
lyillian  Green 
Mabel  Green 
Gladys  Ilennessy 
^Lnhelle  Higgins 
Marion   F.    Howard 
(iunhild    Hjehnstedt 
Evelyn    McCue 
Helen   S.   Matthews 
Etta    Martin 
Mildred   Lipper 
Grace  Lingham 
Anna    Labombard 
Madeline    G.    Kenney 
Rachel    McDonald 
Tina   MacDonald 
Esther  Moberg 
Dorothy    Monroe 
Margaret    Murphy 
Lucy    McSweeney 
Eva    Nelson 
Ebba    Xelson 
Eli/abeth    OT.rien 
Nellie    Oixden 
I'.eriha    N.    I'etkon 
Helen    Quinn 
Volga    Ryberg 
Kernadette    Seney 
Regit! a    Seney 
Martha    Sharron 
Mi  hired    Sheehnn 
Mary   A.    Smith 
Hazel    Spillane 
ALarion   Stewart 
Ruth    Sweeney 
-Nellie  Thorne'll 
ALni'ion   Tower 
Ceeelia    Welch 
Mabel    W<-Ils 
Ada   Winchester 


William  F.   Bradley 
E.   Blankinship 
T.  Brides 
C.  F.   Burnham 
Ward   Jtutts 
P.    P.ydwo 
William  K.  Carroll 
Arthur    Cole 
George    Cowing 
George  Clement 
H.  Dame 
M.    Delorey 
Association  H.   Derosier 
J.   Dorgan 
Carl   Engstrom 
Kenneth    Erskiue 
H.   C.   Forbush 
S.   C.   Gav 
Allen  Griffin 
H.   GuUbrants 
Dan   Ilealev 
Harry    W.  "llill 
Charles  M.   Horton 
Herbert  Hubbard 
P.  E.  Jackson 
Emil   Johnson 
Lloyd    L.   Johnson 
Melvin   Knight 
M.  J.  Lavelle 
J.   Mack 
Gabriel   Marrese 
William    Marston 
G.  H.   .Mather 
W.  F.   McBride 
A.   MacDonald 
J.  MacDonald 
Joseph    ^IcGeary 
J.    F.    McLean 
Christopher   Moore 
Leon   li.   Nevins 
James   P.   O'Connell 
Emil   Ohmert 
Patrick  Peterson 
Wallace   Peterson 
J.    Petrucelli 
Leroy   P..   Perkins 
Ralph  Reed 
Joseph  Savage 
George  Scheufele 
Joseph    Severage 
W.  G.   Smith 
H.   Stone 
J.  J.   Sullivan 
W.   E.    Sweeney 
John  J.  Toomey 
Roy   Wass 
IMarshall   Wright 

EPISODE  III— SCENE  3 

Visit  of  Christine  Nilsson 
In  charg(>  of  Lutheran  Male  Chorus 
Episode  Leader  :  Emil   Lagergren 
Director  of  Music:   Hjalmer  Freberg 
Mile.   Nilsson  :    Ellen   Nelson 
Vieuxtemps,    vi(dinist:    Edward   White 
Siirnor   Brignoli  :   Joseph   Rodophele 
Gisnor  Verger:    Wilfred   Richard 
Miss   Cary:   Nora   A.    Lagergren 
Pastor  Lindeblad  :  Conrad  P..  Mansbach 
Little   Girl  : 

P.arbara   Elizabeth  Appleton 
Ma.\   Strakosch  :   Bruno  Arratta 

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Accompanist :  Charles  Phillips 

Male   Chorus — Hjalmer    Freberg, 
Director 
First  Tenors 
Aflolph  E.   Anderson 
Albert    Anderson 
Arthur   Anderson 
William   N.   Anderson 
Bertel  Lawson 
Byron   Mansbach 
Frank   Moberg 
Oeorge   Swanson 

Second  Tenors 
Arthur   Hollertz 
Waldemar  Jacobson 
Mallard   Nelson 
Ragnar  Paulson 
Oscar  Pearson 
Carl  G.  Poison 
Walter    Sondeen 

Baritones 
Axel  M.  Anderson 
Evald  C.  Anderson 
Carl   Freberg 
Fred   Hylen 
Vincent   Hylen 
Carl    Lawson 
Arthur   Moberg 
Eldon    Steele 

Basses 
Everett  Burgess 
C.  Fred  Hillberg 
Carl  N.  Johnson 
Frank   E.    Johnson 
Oeorge  Kullman 
Earl    W.    Mansbach 
Sander   Olson 
Everett   W.   Nelson 
Herbert  Otterberg 
Martin    Otterberg 
Enar  Peterson 
Chester  T.   Swanson 

Audience 
Mrs.   Alma   Anderson 
Esther  Anderson 
Margaret   Anderson 
Hilden    Cullunberg 
Mrs.  Mamie  Drowns 
Ruth   Drowns 
Mrs.    Oscar   Enlund 
Irene    Enlund 
Mrs.   Ellen   Freberg 
Mrs.   Clara   Freberg 
Mrs.  Harry  Gustafson 
Harry    Gustafson 
Ruth   Hillberg 
Arthur   Ilammerquist 
Alice   HilUicrg 
Mrs.   Minnie  Hillberg 
Mrs,    Emma    Hillberg 
Anna   .Johnson 
Mrs.   Edith   Johnson 
Evelyn    Johnson 
Waldberg   .Tobnson 
ISfrs.    Annie    Johnson 
Harry    Johnson 
Ro.v   Johnson 
Thea    Johnson 
Jennie  Kinberg 
Mildred   IJndblom 
Nannie   Lagerstrand 


Mrs.   Florence  Lindskog 
Mrs.  Minnie  Lofgren 
Mrs.  J.   Lundin 
Ella    Moberg 
Mrs.    Selma   Moberg 
Ida  Nelson 
Neale  R.  Nelson 
Otto  Nelson 
Roy   Nelson 
Mrs.   S.  Olson 
Mathilda   Ostlund 
Ella   Paulson 
Dora   Patterson 
Mrs.   Lillie   Petterson 
Ranghild  Poison 
Mrs.   Ella   Ryder 
Mrs.   Jennie   Steele 
Ethel   Steele 
Robert  Tillgren 
Mrs.    Eva   Werner 
Mrs.   Eba   Wingren 

EPISODE    III — SCENE   4 
Rechristening  the  Town 
In  charge  of  the  Walk  -Over  Club 
Episode  Leader  :    Philip  Cot6 
Song   Leader :   E.   W.    Stedman 

B.  O.   Caldwell: 

Kenneth  D.  Hamilton 

C.  C.  Bixby.  Master  of 

Ceremonies  :  James  P.  Keith 
R.  H.  Kimball,  Proposer  of 

Toast :    Ernest   W.    Stedman 
H.   W.  Robinson,  Merchant : 

F.  A.  Winship 
A.   T.   Jones,    Editor : 

Charles  F.  Winsor 
Charles  R.  Ford,  Selectman  : 

G.    Edgar   Russell 
Isaac  Kingman  :  William  J.  Loheed 
Welcome  H.   Wales,   Selectman  : 

Elijah  Keith 
Townspeople 
Fred    Aakre 
Alfred  Albanese 

E.  Albenault 
Edward   Alger 
Charles  Allen 
Agnes  Anderson 
Charles  Anderson 
Herman   Anderson 
Milton   Anderson 
Victor  Anderson 
Axel   Asker 
Clinton   Atwood 
Lilly  Backlund 
Vera   Backlund 

F.  Baker 

J.   W.    Behn 
Otto   Benson 
Henry    Borden 
L.   Brenner 
Frank  Broudeun 
Earl   Brown 
John   Brown 
Thomas  Brown 
H.  Bruce 
James   Burke 
John    Butten 
Henri  Castunguay 
W.   Campbell 

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Pearl  Gary 

S.  Castaia 

W.    Cerce 

J.    Chandler 

Jesse  Chapman 

C.  D.  Chase 

F.  Clrell 

M.   Cleary 

W.  Clearv 

Alton  Cook 

Esther  Cotter 

J.   Creedon 

Euclid   Croce 

Bridget  Daley 

R.    Dalton 
Elizalioth   Desmond 
Georjre  Dixon 
Charles  Driscoll 
Mil<e  Dusgan 
Robert  Edgren 
Mary  Emily 
A.   Ford 

Charles   Fornasch 
H.  T.  Gafifney 
J.   Garnian 
W.   B.   Gerrick 
Louise    Guertin 
John    Glenn 
Sylvia    Goodwin 
Irma   Goss 
Herman  Gray 
Charles  Grippen 
Edward   Hallinan 
Roy   Harrington 

F.  Hatek 

W.   Hathaway 
Walter   Healey 
Pat   Heilv 
Fred  Hicks 
C.   Hogan 
A.    Holmherg 
Walfred  Holmes 
William    Holmes 

G.  M.    Howard 
C.   Plultman 
Albert    Joan 
Ethel   Johnson 
John    Johnson 
f^tephen   Johnson 
Charles   Jones 
Emily    Jordan 

E.    M.    Kcnna 
T.   Kepnlos 
Charles    Kizirian 
H.   E.    Knowles 
W.   P.    Lagerstedt 
E.   Lallevan 
C.    Lawsey 
.Tosf'idi    Lawson 
S.    l^awson 
Mary  Lewis 
Tracy    Lewis 
Pat  Lyons 
John   Levangie 
Charles   MacDonald 
C.   McCaffrey 
Georgie    McDonald 
Mary  :\ra (Donald 
J.   II.   Manchester 
James    Martin 


Charles    Marvill 
O.    Matteson 
E.    Mclbcrg 
Henry    .Messich 
Anton    Miller 
A.   L.   Moors 
Frank    iMoran 
Nora  Morris 
Walter  Morse 
James   Moynihan 
August   Xelson 
Walter   Xewberg 
liessie  Newman 
Nellie   Nelson 
C.    Ness 
Joe   Nilson 

E.  A.   Nokcs 
Gus    Nordling 
Mary    Nunes 
C.   Osborne 

F.  Paussia 
Charles  Pierce 
C.    Peterson 
Mary  Powers 
Robert    D.    Parker 
Patsy  Pantano 
<invard    Peterson 
Walter    Peterson 
Ralph   Philltrick 
P.  Precopli 
Charles  Regnell 
Ada  Rilev 

P.  R.  Roach 
Dennis   Ryan 
James  Rvan 

G.  Russell 
Fred   Romaine 
John    Salander 
G.   A.    Sastin 
H.    L.    Scribner 
J.   Sereke 

G.   W.   Smith 
W.   A.    Smith 
Thomas  Smith 
G.   Sundeen 
E.    Swanson 
George   Stelson 
John    Shields 
Lawi'ence    Steele 
William   Sheehy 
Thora  Sundholm 
William   Tighe 
John   Therrien 
C.   Therrien 
r.   Therrien 
W.  Tlllson 
J.   Totman 
S.   W.   Turner 
Elsie   Warren 
E.    P..    Winslow 
J.    Wai'thewutz 
C.    Weirn 
Thomas   Waite 
B.   White 
Ada   Williams 
Margaret   Williams 
Nellie   Williams 
E.    Willis 
Ralph    Willis 


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EPISODE  IV — SCENE  1 
Our  Poet,   Bryant 
In  charge  of  the  Bryant  Memorial 
Association 
Episode  Leafier  :  Susan  M.   Doane 
Wm.   Cullen  Bryant  :   John  P.   Scully 
Fame  :    Lucille   Bouldry 
Poetry  :    Phyllis   Fanning 
Yellow   Violet  :   Mildred  Packard 
Fringed  Gentian  :  Gladys  Roach 
Love :   James   William   Tonis 
Folly  :  Richard  Tonis 

EPISODE  IV — SCENE  2 
First  Brockton  Fair 
In  Charge  of  the  Twentieth  Century 
Catholic  Club 
Episode  Leader  :  Abigail  Kinney 
Madeline  Barry 
Delia  Beautietti 
Margaret  Boyle 
Loretta   Burke 
Florence    Carroll 
Rhea  Chenevert 
Mrs.   J.   B.   Conley 
Celia  Conley 
Helen    Conley 
Mary  Conley 
Anna   Crahan 
Anna    Coane 
Helen    Crognove 
Eugenie   DeJardins 
Agnes  Dowd 
Mary   Frohan 
Pauline    Dupre 
Annie   Durant 
Mary   Dwyer 
Madeline  Farren 
Eva  Finkelstein 
Mrs.   Phillip  Finn 
Alice  Fitzpatrick 
Susie  Fitzpatrick 
Grace  Flood 
Margaret  Gallagher 
Eloise  Hammond 
Eleanor  Holmes 
Marcea   Joseph 
Ann  Kendrigan 
Mae   Kindrigan 
Madeline   Kennedy 
Mildred  Kennedy 
Florence  Kenney 
Annie  King 
Abigail  Kinney 
Viola  Langelier 
Dephin   Lecouteau 
Helen   Long 
Margaret   Long 
Mrs.  Thomas  Maguire 
Edna    Mooney 
Eleanor  Mooney 
Margaret   Monks 
Margaret   O'Reilly 
Rose  Pauze 
Mary   Papineau 
Gertrude  Regan 
Nellie   Roan 
Katherine  Rolland 
Margaret   Rolland 
Abbie   Russell 
Lillian    Russell 


Mrs.   Andrew   Samuelson 
Edith   Saxton 
Gladys   Saxton 
Bernaditti  Seney 
Anna  Servello 
Katherine  Sexton 
Eileen    Sheehan 
Blanche   Smith 
Mrs.   John   W.   Sullivan 

Children 
Pearl  Agnokis 
Grace  Buckley 
Mildred    Buckley 
Catherine   Beagin 
Jean    Beagin 
Margaret  Bullock 
Bruce  Campbell 
Joseph   Foley 
Anna   Gorman 
Louise  Holmes 
Minerva  Joseph 
Dorothy  Randall 
Grace   Rudden 
Annastie  Wolens 

Knights  of  C(dumbu3 
George   Brady 
Lennon  Brusseau 
John  Clark 
Paul  Conoteau 
John  Creed 
Maurice    Dalton 
Harold  Favley 
John    Favley 
John   Feeley 
Russell  Fox 
Henry  Gaudette 
Francis   Oil! 
.Murray  Ilanley 
Arthur  Hendrick 
James  Kedian 
Lee   Kedian 
James   Lamon 
Frank  Laverty 
George   Mather 
John  McCarthy 
Benjamin   !McCaul 
James  Mooney 
Fred   Mulllns 
Edward   O'Brien 
William    O'Connell 
John   Reagon 
Arthur   Sullivan 
William    Sullivan 
Ellis   Sharkey 

Hancock  Company 
Charles  Albough 
Albert   Alden 
Edward    Alden 
C.   W.   Alger 
Everett  Alger 
F.  E.  Alden 
Harold   Allen 
Harry   Allen 
Tyewis   Andrews 
Walter  A.  Appleton 
Fels   Arnold 
Elisha   Badger 
Allison  Baldwin 
ITarrv  C.  Barnes 
Albert  P.arrett 
W.  R.  P.artlett 


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KoUert  r.iixter 

Clans  r.i'iison 

Arthur    I'.nwoii 

Jiiliii   .1.    r.owi'ii 

Frod    l'.ri(li,'('\vootl 

Irving    r.risss 

John   Uronnau 

Pavid   I'.rown 

Frederick    Ilrown 

Guv    Brown 

R.   E.    I'.niwn 

William   I'.rown 

Gooru'o  r.ronthors 

^  anuicl    I'.ud 

Harold   r.urbank 

Percy  I'.urrell 

Herman    Byrne 

L.    C.    Cadorath 

Arthur  Campey 

Morton    CapfU 

Fred   Cardinal 

liarden    Carlson 

John    Carlson 

Kenneth    Carr 

A.  A.  Caswell 

A.  H.  Caswell 

H.  L.  Cavauaugh 

J.  B.   Ceiiti 

H.  L.  Churchill 

Fred  A.  Clapp 

Harold  Cobb 

Leroy  Cobb 

Ijowell  Cobb 

Har(dd  Cole 

Francis  Coleman 

Edward   Conrlon 

Eugene   Connolly 

Charles  Cooper 

M.   S.   Corayer 

James  Corbett 

F.  W.  Corkum 

Leo  Corkum 

Enoch  Corson 

Harold   Crocker 

M.   F.   Daley 

Eugene   Doten 

Antoine   DeCosta 

Alphonse  Deslongchamp 

Albert    Dimond 

A.   L.   Doten.   Jr. 

Francis    I'..   Doten 

Felix  Durand 

P.  F.  Durand 

Harry   Edwards 

E.    W.   Faxon 

I'aul  E.   Field 

Henry   P..   Fish 

Irving  Fisher 

Ern.'st  Folger 

Daniel    Ford 

liewis  Foye 

W.   L.   Foye 

r'larence   Friend 

Francis    Goodrich 

Ralph    Goodwin 

Josepli   Gorman 

Howard   Gott 

Peter    Goulet 

Charles  S.  Grant 

Walter   Gray 

Joseph  Green 


Francis  A.  Hall 
Francis  II.  Hall 
Ilarrv  Hill 
H.   W.   Hall 
Irving   Hall 
John   ly.    Hansen 
George   Harrison 
Preston  Ilartwell 
Lowell  Ilartwell 
Thomas  Ilartwell 
Alfred  Ilaughton 
Arthur  Heath 
Charles  J.   llelander 
Harrv   Howard 
Albert  W.  Howe 
Francis  D.  Howe 
Manu(d   lotte 
Phillip   lotte 
Abner   Jackson 
Einil   .Tackson 
Arthur  Jenkins 
Russell    J<>nkins 
Thonuis  Johnson 
Walter  Johnson 
Harry  Jones 
Harry   Junior 
Justin    Keith 
Roy  Kellerman 
George   KeM(\v 
M.  A.   Kingman 
Orris  Kinney 
(Jeorge  C.  Knowles 
Nazaery  Lemoine 
Louis   Lenard 
A.  H.  Leonard 
Kenneth    Leonard 
Vestor  Leonard 
Josephus  Letoureau 
John  P.  Lewis 
Leon   Lewis 
Charles  Lincoln 
George  Lincoln 
Everett  Linehan 
James  Lir.ch.nu 
John   liivingston 
William   Looney 
Harold    Lothup 
Andrew   Ijouzan 
Eugene   Madan 

E.  A.  Mansfield 
William    Marshall 
p]dwar(l   McCarthy 
George   McCauley 
W.  D.  McKay 
Harry  Menzie 
Ingar   Michalson 
William    Mm,. 
Clarence   Mooie 
George    Moore 
Walter   :\foore 
I>ester  Morey 
(Jeorge    Morse 
Itobert   ^Murray 
David    Nason 
Rali)li    Nason 
Walter  Nason 

F.  L.    Nickerson 
W.    J.    Overing 
A.  Ij.   Packard 
C.  II.  Packard 
Edwin  Packard 

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Fred  Packard 
Kenneth   Packard 
Lester  Packard 
P.    H.    Packard 
John   D.   Palin 
W.   J.   Phillips 
L.    A.    Porter 
Tony    Postelli 
\V.    P.    Prout 
Lawrence   Rankin 
W.   J.    Rankin 
Lester  Raymond 
Frank   Reed 
L.   E.    Remolds 
O.   S.  Reynolds 
Perley    Reynolds 
Arthur  Rhiie 
Frank  H.   Rhue 
Arthur  Robinson 

D.  E.  Robinson 
Xeal  Robinson 
John    Rogers 
Frank   Rolfe 
H.   8.  Rollins 
S.    B.    Sarty 
William   Savage 
J.  B.   Schofleld 
Ralph  Senter 
Arthur   Shaw 
George    Silvia 
Cecil  Simpson 
H.  C.   Simpson 
Russell  Simpson 
Stanley   Simpson 
Edward   Smith 
Richard    Smith 
Robert   Smith 
Fred    Snell 
Edwin  Snow 

H.    H.    A.    Snow 
H.   M.    Snow 
Ira   N.    Snow 
Herbert    Spaulding 

A.  Deane    Stebbins 

B.  Stewart 

E.  R.   Stewart 
Stephen    Stone 
Andrew    Sturson 
James  W.   Sweany 
Roy   L.  Terrill 
Jerry   Thomas 
Charles    Thompson 
H.   R.   Tihbetts 

E.   E.    Tilton 
James   Totman 
Fred   B.    Tower 
Edward    Twomey 
Leon   Wade 
James    Wagner 
Paul    Wagner 
H.  J.  Walker 
B.   S.   Walsh 
Harry   White 
J.    B,    White 
William  White 
George    Whiting 
Bernard    Wilber 
D.   E.    Wilber 
Robert   Williams 
Charles  Willis 
Everett   Willis 


H.   Elliott   Willis 
J.    Sumner   Willis 
Stewart    Willis 
Harold   Willison 
Hubbard   Willison 
W.    S.    Willison 
Charles   A.    Wilson 
Edward    Winberg 
George  S.  Wood 
Allen   Woodward 

EPISODE  IV — SCENE  3 
Arrival  of  the  City 
In    charge   of   Woman's   Club 
Episode  Leader  :  Mrs.   R.  G.   Swain 
Four  Heralds  :  Richard  Allen, 
Harold   Ellis,   George  Franklin 
Jacobs,  Charles  Fuller,   Jr, 
Bearer  of  City  Charter  : 

Mrs.  H.  B.  Caswell 
Industry  :  Mrs.  H.   C.   Nichols 
The  City  :   Mrs.   Roger   Keith 
Education  :   Mrs.   Carlton  Leach 
Justice  :    Mrs.    W.    J.    R.    Marks 
Thrift  :   Mrs.   A.   I.    Rogers 
Charity :   Mrs.   C.    F.   Batchelder 
Prosperity  :   Mrs.   Emory  C.    Wixon 
Bearers  of  City  Seal  :  Mrs.   Raymond 

Drake.   Mrs.   Warren  Packard 
Faith  :    Mrs.   W.   E.    Shaw 
Tolerance  :   Mrs.   William   Welles 
Peace  :   Mrs.  Justin  Keith 
Perseverance  :   Mrs.   Henrv  Perkins 
Truth  :  Mrs.  F.  W.  Wormelle 
Temperance  :   Mrs.    Harris   Fleming 
Procession   of   Arts 
In  charge  of  Opportunitv  Circle 
Mrs.   Otis   Brown  :  Leader 
Music  :  Golda  Weimert 
Painting :    Mildred   Weimert 
Drama  :    Alice    Abercrombie 
Sculpture  :   Mildred   Abercrombie 
Song  :   Bertha    Porter 
Elocution  :    Mildred    Niles 
Dancing  :  Frances  Flynn 
Engraving  :   Daisy  Miller 
Photography  :   Grace    Burbank 
Poetry  :    Ethie    Stone 
Embroidery  :   Ethel   Witherell 
Architecture  :   Helen   Rollins 

EPISODE   IV — SCENE    4 
Arbitration   and   Industrial   Peace* 
In  charge  of  Joint   Shoe  Council 
Spirit    of    Electricity.    Alice    Thibeault 
FINALE 
Yankee    Division    Club 
Harold  Bennett 
James  Cavanaugh 
Edward    D.   Cleveland 
Perc.v   Covert 
Forrest  Cousins 
Arthur    Fortier 
William    L.   Hallet.    Secretary 
James    W.    Kedian 
Herbert    Meurling 
Stephen   Parker 
Earl    Soule 

Robert    Stephenson.    Presi<lent 
*  Omitted    in    Production. 

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Alexander   Stone 
Ernest  Torrey 
Maurice  Thompson 

Mai.  James  A.  Frye  Camp  No.  20, 
United   Spanish  War  Veterans 
Carl   O.   Winblad  :  Commander 
\Yalter  N.   Clisbee 
John   Doramus 
Louis  M.  Foye 
John   N.   Fletcher 
Harry    Gibbs 
Henry    Gorman 
Harry  M.   Loud 
James   A.   MandeviUe 
J.  E.  Sullivan 

Sabrina    A.    Frye    Auxiliary    No. 
United  Spanish  War  Veterans 
Lillian    I'.illington 
Florence    Chamberlain 
Florence  Doramus 
Maude  Foye 
Etta    Gibbs 
Marion   Holmes 
Grace   Keith 
Stella   G.   Morse 
Ellen  Nillson 
Eunice  Snow 

NATIONAL  GROUPS 
Elizabeth  Culver  :  Leader 

Albanian 
Group  of  Albanians 

Armenian 
J.   Danelian 
Mrs.    J.    Danelian 
Leo   Kovoolsian 
Hosanna  Maligiau 
Mrs.  Hosanna  Taslijian 
Mrs.   Toeckmajian 
Mr.  Toeckmajian 
Esther    Tutalian 

French 
Mrs.  A.  J.  Allaire 
A.    J.    Allaire 
Pauline   Dupre 
Louis   Dupiiis 
Ovid    Fortier 
Ilaii    (4nudette 
Mrs.  J.   S.  Phaneuf 
J    S.  Phaneuf 
Mrs.   Joseph   Tougas 
Joseph  Tougas 

Greek 
Greek   Orthodox   Community 

Italian 
Christina    Altiori 
Maria  Pelaggi 
Concetta   Ilusso 

Lena    Uto  ,.      -~„   , 

Men   from    Italian  Dramatic   Club 

Lithuanian 
John   Pdazovici\is 
John    Debsas 
Tz;ibrl<'    Dnkstaite 
Mnrijona    Jermalavicuite 
Floreiuia    Kva  vemite 
F.ronius  Lnkas 
I'eter    Norliutas 
George   Samson 
Roze    Svetkaite 
.\lliin.n   Visciniute 


Syrian 
Mrs.    Joseph    Asack 
Joseph    Asack 
Richard   Asacher 
Dahar  Esau 
Joseph    N.    Ilarb 
Mrs.   Peter  Ilashin 
Peter    Ilnshin 
Josepli    Marel) 
Abdo    Saba 
Polus   Saba 

Danish,    Norwegian,   Swedish 
Dora  Aakre 
Fred    Aakre 
Ida    Aakre 
24,  Carol  Anderson 
Gena   Aiulerson 
Ida   AnibTson 
11  I'll ry    P.erg 
Edward    lllumgren 
Carol    P.roberg 
Lena    Dalteist 
Leonard    Ellison 
Christen    Holt 
P.ertha    Joliiison 
IMargaret    Linde 
Ilattie    I,\ind 
Hilda    Miilielson 
Ingar   Michelson 
Anna   Ness 
John   A.   Neff 
Marie    Olson 
Ellen  Osward 
Phillip    Pearson 
Alice   Swanson 
.Vlnia    Tlioridierg 
Helen    Willen 

Polish 
Joseph    Klimowicz 
Mieczyslaw  Klimowicz 
Sopliin    Kozak 
Victiii'ia    Schmit 
Eniil    Shakycz 
Helena    Zablocka 
Wladyslaw   Zablocki 
Alexander  Zablocki 
Leokadia    Wolens 
Stanislawa    Wysocka 

FRATERNAL    ORGANIZATIONS 
Cascade  Lodge,  I.  O.  of  O.  L. 
Daniel   W.  Craft  :  Leader 
Gertrude    P.lair 
Josephine    P.utler 
Eva    Emery 
■Mni-.jorie   Faunce 
Ethel   liconard 
Ethel    Littlefield 
Carrie   Manning 
Nellie    Nidson 
Ida  Richardson 
Lillian    Thomas 

I.   O.   O.  F.   M.   U. 
H.    E.    Allen 
Charles  Anderson 
A.    li.    P.ensnn 
P.    S.    :\IacLean 
J.    MacMorrow 
T.    H.    T'yne 
A.    F.   Rime 
A.   Sweininier 

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M.    Sweinimer 
C.   H.   Underdown 

I.   O.  O.  L.   M.  U. 
Harriet  Dean 
Ella    Hancock 
Myrtle  Oddie 
Louise  P(>ck 
Nettie  Reynolds 
Bertha   Sperry 
Margaret    Stevenson 
Ella   Veaney 
Elizabeth    Whitman 
Mildred  L.  Woodward 

Knights  of  Sherwood  Forest 
Martin  J.    Burke 
Roderick  Donnell 
Daniel   J.    Frawley 
William    Hinds 
Frank    J.    Kelliher 
William   H.    Moriarty 
Paul  M.   Perrior 
James  P.  Sullivan 
Louis  Varncy 
Joseph   Ward 

La  Societe  des  Artisans  Canadiens 
Francals 
Pierre   Dedard 
Edward   Belineau 
Camille  Coutier 
Gelas  Deslauriers 
Arthur  Desormier 
Evangeliste    Lacouture 
Louis  Leveque 
Alfred  Oullette 
Charles    Poitras 
Frank  X.  Trinque 

L'Union    St.    Jean   Baptiste   of 
America 

Con  sell  ir> 
Benjamin   Allaire 
Zenou   Iteniiit 
Dolor   Cormier 
Joseph    Geliiias 
Amedie  Labelle 

Conseil  278 
Mrs.   Clairmout 
Rose  Mamel 
Angle  Nouillette 
Cora  Vaeher 
Corinne   Vigneron 

Clan  :\racDonald  No.  75,  O.   S.   C. 
John    liallum 
George    I'.ricknell 
Peter   I'.rouss(>;iu 
R.   W.   Brown 
Anilrew   Deiudiar 
Samuel  Duff 
Edward    Dwyer 
J.   Keay 

Maurice   O'Donnell 
Arthur  Welch 

Kniglits  of  Pythias 
Henry    Allen 
Ralph  Burrill 
Eric   G.   Eke 
Harold  Elliott 
Leon  Gold 
Peter    TIngan 
Edward  Lawrence 
Dennis   T,ewis 
Howard    T-eonai'd 


Axel  Oberg 

Enterprise  Lodge  No.  18,  K.  of  P. 
James    Black 
John   W.   Brown 
Joseph   Brown 
Hillery  Gales 
Alexander  Hargrove 
Henry   McClendon 
Thomas    Reid 
George   W.    Sadler 
Lsaiah    Scott 
A.    B.    Torrence 

Masonic  Order 
Donald   Atwood 
Calvin   R.   I'.arrett 
Irving  L.   Bumpus 
Duncan    W.    Edes 
Henry   F.    Hobart 
John  X.   Howard 
Herbert   J.    Pratt 
W.   Everett   Shaw 
George   W.    Smith 
Robert   Smith 

Massaiioag  Tribe  No.  Ill,  Improved 
Order  of  Red  Men 
Sumner   P..    Churchill 
Fred  Gruber 
Eddy   D.   Hitchings 
Oliver  Nash 
G.  Fred   Nelson 
J.  A.  Sherman 
Edward   Simmons 
George   Stetson 
Walter   P..    Stetson 
Arthur    K.    Thomas 

Rebekah  Lodges 

Ellen  Lee  Lodge 
Julia   Foster 
Olive  Howes 
May   Kellerman 

Beatrice    Lodge 
Mabel   Beedam 
Christabel  Otis 
Helen   Spinney 

Independent   Lodge 
Ida  Dunn 
Nellie    Small 

Peerless  Lodge 
Ruby   Truesdale 
Grace  Willis 

Pythian  Sisters 
Dione   Temple 
Mrs.   A.    M.   Burnley 
Mrs.  P.ertha   Irving 
Mrs.  Vera  Xash 
:\lrs.   Eva    I.   Ward 

Montello  Temple 
Mrs.    llattie   Alger 
Mrs.    May   Allen 
Mrs.    Elsie   ^larine 

J.    A.    Hill    Temple 
Mrs.   Marian   Madeau 
Mrs.   Emma   IMain 
Mrs.   Annie  Thompson 

Order  of  Owls 
II.  Cormier 
E.  Doherty 
O.  Heglan 
G.   Keen 
W.    Kellev 
W.    :\Iadan 

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D.   McCarthy 
L.   Nash 
M.    O'Donnell 
W.    Kcanldu 

Massarhusi'tts   Catholic  Order  of 
Foresters 
Sr.  Thomas  Court,  No.  2'.> 
Owen   l\   Canary 
Jerry  Crowley 
William  G.   McGliiichy 
Thomas  0"Connell 
Thomas  Walsh 

r.rockton  Court  No.  82 
Michael    E.    Milan 
John    Spillane 

Fr.  :McNulty  Court  No.   IT'.I 
Dennis   Coffey 
John   Murphy 

Dr.  McQueeney  Court  No.  lilj 
Fred  F.  Whalen 

Ancient   Order  of  Hibernians 
Allie    Creedon 
Chris  F.  Corcoran 
Stephen  T.  Duggan 
John   C.   Grady 
Michael    Ilallinan 
Michael   Hyland 
Phillip   McCaul 
Charles    B.    O'Neil 
Darwood   Sheehan 
J.  Russell   Sullivan 

Ladies'  Auxiliary,  A.  O.  H. 
Annie    Griffin 
Mrs.    Margaret   Hallisey 
Alice   Kelliher 
Marie   Kelliher 
Agnes   Lee 
Grace   McKeever 
Sadie   McKeever 
Mary  Moynihan 
Nellie  O'Brien 
Mrs.  Lillian  M.   Smith 

G.   U.   O.   O.  P. 
W.  H.   Allen 
George  Gabriel 
Andrew  Gale 
R.    Hargrove 
H.    S.  Johnson 
Edward   J  (din  son 
James    Jones 
J.   E.   Kersey 
J.    E.    Manning 
E.   J.   Manning 
J.  M.   Smith 
J.  A.  Young 


I>adv   Somerset  Lodge  of  Daughters 
of  St.  George 
Kli/.al>cth    r.ird 
Martha    I'.ird 
Rose   Brown 
Mrs.  Alice  Clapstick 
Mrs.   Annie  Crawford 
Lillian   Decoste 
Mrs.  Ada  Grant 
Mrs.   Gertnule   Lambert 
Mrs.   Nellie   Mann 
Mrs.    Emilia    Kublira 

Household   (if   Ruth   Xo.   1351 — Grand 
I'nited   Order   of  Odd   Fellows 
Mollie    J.    r.tillock 
I'.essie    Daniels 
Iva   Hargrove 
Matilda    Howell 
Lillian  W.   Jackson 
Lelia   Kersey 
Lena    Manning 
Annie    Mitchell 
Cornelia  Rawlins 
Mary   Turner 

N.  E.  O.  P. 
Mayflower  Lodge 
Mrs.  Esther  L.  Jenison 
Newel   L.   Drake 

Banner    Lodge 
Aubrey    Stewart 
Mrs.   Edith  Whiting 

Ponemah  Lodge 
John  Paul 
Mrs.  Lina  Paul 

Fidelity    Lodge 
Henry  Davis 
Mrs.   Eva  Griggs 

Tucawanda  Lodge 
Joseph   Trainer 
Mrs.    Sadie   lines 

Court  General   Lawton.   F.   of  A. 
William    Batson 
Theophil  Chassey 
James  Hogan 
John  H.  Ray 
Fred   C.   Stone 

Court  Crescent.   Foresters  of   America 
Alfred  MacDonald 
Tony   Panazzo 
Daniel   Grey 
Harry    Ellis 
Frank  Duncan 


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CENTENNIAL  YEAR 

HIGH  SCHOOL  COMMENCEMENT 

FRIDAY,  JUNE  17 


That  the  annual  exercises  attending  the  graduation  at  the  High 
School  should  fall  in  this  Anniversary  A\'eek  was  a  most  happy 
circumstance.  The  City  is  justly  proud  of  its  educational  develop- 
ment and  the  rank  which  its  High  School  maintains.  Through 
the  courtesy  of  Headmaster  ]\Ierle  S.  Getchell  and  the  School 
Board,  the  graduation  hour  was  changed  from  evening  to  after- 
noon, to  free  the  former  for  any  possible  Pageant  postponement. 
The  occasion  was  memorable  in  every  detail. 

C.  Harold  Porter  of  the  School  Board  presided  and  made  an 
address  from  wdiich  w^e  c|uote : 

"America  and  the  world  are  looking  to  the  schools  with  the 
hope  of  finding  therein  the  proper  solution  of  the  many  problems 
that  confront  them.  If  America  is  to  be  a  strong,  united,  intelli- 
gent and  capable  leader  of  nations  and  hold  the  respect  of  the 
rest  of  the  world  she  must  build  her  future  citizens  out  of  her 
school  systems.  If  we  fail  with  education  America  will  fail 
sooner  or  later,  and  who  of  you  would  allow  that  Star  Spangled 
Banner  to  fail  in  anything  that  is  just  and  ris^ht  and  for  whose 
glory  our  brave  boys  fought  and  fell  in  the  late  war  in  order  thar 
American  principles  of  justice  and  right  might  l)e  spared  for 
the  world.  Support  your  schools  with  such  loyaltv  as  has  never 
been  equalled  in  the  past,  keep  your  children  in  school  at  least 
until  they  have  completed  a  High  School  course  and  then  if  you 
can  possibly  do  so,  give  them  the  further  advantage  of  a  college 
course.  Brockton  people  have  always  stood  loyally  by  their 
schools  in  the  past  and  I  have  no  doubt  they  will  in  the  future." 

The  program  ])roceeded  with  Flag  Salute  by  School  and  Audi- 
ence. After  an  Overture  by  the  School  Orchestra,  praver  was 
ofifered  by  The  Rev.  Peter  Froeberg.  D.D.,  of  the  First  Swedish 
Evangelical  Lutheran  Church.  ''On  to  Battle"  was  sung  bv  the 
graduating  class.  The  Welcome  to  Parents  and  Guests  Avas  voiced 
by  Charles  Edward  Hemiessy,  President  of  the  Seniors,  who  said 
•■n  part: 

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"We  begin  to  understand  how  fortunate  we  are  in  completing 
our  High  School  course.  We  recall  the  days  when  our  mothers 
and  fathers  made  sacrifices  for  us — sacrifices  that  the  world  will 
never  know.  If  for  nothing  else  than  those  two  recollections,  we 
have  contracted  an  unpayable  debt.  For  your  far-sightedness  and 
your  sacrifice  we  can  never  repay  you,  mothers  and  fathers ;  words 
cannot  express  our  gratitude  and  appreciation.  We  can  only 
strive  to  be  worthy  of  it." 

Owen  R.  Lovejoy,  Secretary  of  the  National  Child  Labor 
Commission,  New  York  City,  gave  the  address  to  the  Graduates. 
A  brief  abstract  of  his  forceful  and  inspirational  speech  follows: 

"Inertia  is  one  of  the  most  precious  but  one  of  the  most  dan- 
gerous of  our  possessions.  I  would  like  to  suggest  two  or  three 
requisites  in  the  American  educational  system,  which  is  the  least 
practical, for  it  wastes  power,  energy,  resources  and  time.  Today 
in  our  country  there  are  two  million  little  children  working  who 
should  be  in  school.  America,  with  its  wealth  and  resources,  does 
not  need  to  harness  little  children.  Education  should  be  for 
every  one.  Thousands  of  men  and  women  without  a  chance  in 
life  are  appealing  to  us  for  a  square  deal.  In  the  army  camps 
during  the  world  war,  five  and  a  half-million  men  were  illiterate ; 
of  these,  four  millions  were  what  we  are  pleased  to  call  real 
Americans.  Some  of  the  programmes  for  Americanization  are 
all  at  fault.  Education  is  reciprocal.  The  new  Americans  who 
come  to  our  shores  have  something  to  give  as  well  as  we.  We 
must  work  out  things  together." 

]\Ir.  Lovejoy  referred  to  the  Centennial  observance  and  said 
all  the  graduates  should  be  here  100  years  hence,  for  there  seems 
to  be  no  use  in  keeping  to  the  tradition  of  less  than  100  years  for 
a  life.  Better  a  lifetime  of  150  or  200  years,  he  said.  He  paid 
a  tribute  to  the  practical  education  of  Brockton's  record  in  agri- 
culture. He  said  that  he  never  thought  of  this  City  in  connection 
with  raising  potatoes  but  rather  with  the  manufacture  of  shoes, 
but  when  he  considered  the  matter  it  looked  to  be  reasonable  that 
all  could  not  be  engaged  in  the  manufactures. 

The  Graduating  Class  sang  "To  Thee.  O  Country,"  and  Chair- 
man Porter  introduced  His  Honor  the  Mayor.  Roger  Keith. 
Before  presenting  the  diplomas,  Mayor  Keith  said : 

"Today  you  graduate.     It  was  very  thoughtful  of  our  ancestors 

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and  predecessors  to  found  this  community  at  such  a  time  that  the 
celebration  of  its  100th  anniversary  should  lall  in  }-our  com- 
mencement week.  The  co-operation  of  your  class  and  the  school 
authorities  in  arranging  your  graduating  events  in  such  a  manner 
that  they  fit  in  with  other  Centennial  affairs,  is  indicative  of  the 
spirit  of  Brockton  people,  and  shows  a  willingness  to  aid  in  all 
events  that  tend  towards  the  development  of  civic  spirit. 

"You  are  receiving  these  diplomas  which  represent  a  certain 
standing  in  certain  studies,  but  they  also  represent  an  intangible 
quality.  They  stand  for  lessons  which  you  cannot  have  failed  to 
have  learned,  if  this  High  School  is  conducted  properly,  as  we 
all  believe  it  is.  From  contact  with  yovir  fellow  students,  you 
have  learned  to  meet  people  under  all  conditions,  to  meet  on  the 
same  level  your  neighbors.  As  you  go  to  your  higher  education 
or  otit  to  your  everyday  work,  you  will  find  this  ability  to  main- 
tain your  equilibrium  under  all  conditions,  a  big  asset. 

"One  of  the  chief  things  in  our  life  is  to  be  prepared  to  do  our 
every  duty  well.  Your  High  School  course  should  enable  you 
to  make  the  utmost  of  the  abilities  that  you  have,  and  if  we  do 
our  every  duty  as  it  comes  to  us  according  to  otir  ability,  strong 
in  the  confidence  that  we  are  right,  we  do  not  need  to  worry  over 
the  future.  A  firm  step  and  sure  information  which  you  should 
have  gathered  here,  will  attend  to  that. 

"This  diploma  marks  an  accomplishment  in  your  life,  but  not 
a  stopping  place.  As  soon  as  one  act  is  complete,  you  must  start 
on  some  new  work,  idea,  or  phase,  in  order  to  have  continued 
hajjpiness. 

"Your  High  School  education  has  taught  you  the  value  of  time, 
and  the  fact  that  we  control  our  own  actions  in  that  time,  and 
that  it  is  up  to  us  to  accomplish  the  desired  results.  The  minutes 
are  ours  to  use." 

Diplomas  were  then  presented  to  the  following: 

Marion  Leslie  Alden,  Priscilla  Howard  Alden,  Irma  Adelaide 
Augustine,  Delphine  Barron  Avery,  Doris  Evelyn  Beal,  Charlotte 
May  Berger,  Barbara  Bergstrom,  Elizabeth  Blumberg,  Kathryn 
Marguerite  Brown,  Anna  Calnan  Burke,  Bernice  Bradshaw 
Campbell,  Alice  Frances  Mary  Carroll,  Grace  MacGregor  Carson, 
Esther  Alice  Chamberlain,  Rhoda  Ruth  Cohen,  Stella  May  Cooper, 
Verna  Ethelyn  Cox,  Margaret  Mary  Creedon,  Emma  Croke. 

181 


Grace  Ellen  Daniels,  Mildred  Phipps  Ellis,  Merideth  Churchill 
Farnum,  Clara  Louise  Farren,  Jessie  Banks  Jeanette  Ferguson, 
Dorothea  Agnes  Flood,  Edith  Ingeborg  Forsberg,  Ruth  Elizabeth 
Freeman,  Arlene  Linnea  Froeberg,  Arlene  Gardner,  Gladys 
Myrtle  Gardner,  Helen  Regina  Gilmore,  Esther  Rita  Gizzarelli, 
Frances  Grady,  Teresa  Nora  Grady,  Hannah  Green,  Helen 
Gertrude  Greenwood,  Kathleen  Gibbs  Gunderson,  Dorothy 
Gurney,  Helen  Kasmier  Hanson,  Florence  Edith  Heacock,  Grace 
Frances  Hodgson,  Esther  Pauline  Holmes,  Edna  Marie  Johnson, 
Florence  Evelyn  Johnson,  Hazel  Gudrun  Johnson,  Ruth  Dagmar 
Johnson,  Mary  Angela  Kane,  Margaret  Denise  Kelleher,  Edith 
Howes  Kelley,  Mary  Kess,  Margaret  Marcellina  King,  Constance 
Kingman,  Bernice  Louise  Knowles,  Marie  Louise  LaMontague, 
Amy  Gertrude  Lawson,  Lillie  Elizabeth  Lawson,  Anna  Catherine 
Lind,  Ellen  Rose  Linehan. 

Alice  Leah  MacDonald,  Sadie  Winifred  MacDougall,  Mary 
Regina  Mackedon,  Doris  Mildred  Mackie,  Ellen  Frances  Martin, 
Grace  Doris  Martin,  Ruth  Luella  Matson,  Blanche  Irene  Maver, 
Alice  Mae  McCarthy,  Helen  Josephine  McCarthy,  Alice  Virginia 
McCormick,  Norine  Gertrude  McKenney.  Camille  Agnes  Mitchell, 
Louise  Gertrude  Mongeau,  Florence  Louise  Monks,  Blanche 
Pauline  Moreau,  Margaret  Gertrude  Mullen,  Katherine  Louise 
Murphy. 

Ruby  Marion  Nelson,  Mary  Catherine  Noone.  Miriam  Norris, 
Grace  Edith  Noyes,  Celia  xA.gnes  Nugent,  Alice  Marie  Oddie, 
Lola  Shepard  Packard,  Florence  Katherine  Papineau,  Hilda 
Cornell  Percy,  Amity  Ruth  Perkins,  Katherine  Perkins,  Bessie 
Reiser,  Alleine  Marion  Ricard,  Stella  Beatrice  Rollins,  Anna 
Virginia  Rosequist,  Theodora  Gladys  Royster,  Minnie  Rusacow. 

Alice  Frost  Shaw,  Viola  Gretchen  Shaw,  Gladys  Goldie  Small, 
Evelyn  Stone,  Ina  Sara  Stone,  Mary  Margaret  Taylor,  Constance 
Rebecca  Travis,  Doris  Adeline  Tripp,  Laurene  Mildred  Turner, 
Louise  Ellington  Turner,  Marguerite  Emma  Varnum,  Madge 
Wainwright,  Rose  Alice  Whelan,  Eleanor  Agnes  Wilson,  Elsa 
Anna  Wollin,  Alice  Fyrn  Woods,  Ella  Louise  Young,  Martha 
Ingeborg  Younggren. 

Tony     Ralph     Alexander,     Frederick     Emmel     Allen,     Alvar 

182 


Emanuel  Aronson,  Charles  Weldon  Bean,  Frank  Gerald  Bendell, 
William  Joseph  Bulman,  Ernest  Nelson  Chamberlain,  Lloyd 
Francis  Churchill,  John  Shaw  Coolidge,  George  William  Edward 
Coots,  Ion  Henri  De  Arcost  Cornwell.  Herbert  Timothy  Creedon, 
George  Frederick  Dennehy,  Edward  Joseph  Derosier,  George 
Francis  Donovan,  Lewis  Robert  Dretler,  Eugene  Wynford 
Dunbar,  Howard  Hunter  Dunbar. 

John  Francis  Ford,  Franklin  Leroy  Foster.  Clark  Kimbali 
French,  Otto  Froehlich,  Howard  Merton  Gardner,  Lewis  Glazer, 
Charles  Carl  Golding.  Sebastian  Abraham  Goldstein,  Joseph  Gale 
Gurney,  Chesley  Frank  Hammond,  Chester  Elmer  Harris,  Charles 
Edward  Hennessy,  Ralph  Edward  Higgins,  Herbert  Turney  Hill, 
David  Stanley  Holmes,  John  Patrick  Horrigan,  Daniel  Alexander 
Huntley,  Vincent  Carl  Hylen. 

Paul  Lincoln  Jones,  Earl  Laurier  Kempton.  Melvin  Mason 
King,  Albert  Liguori  La  Chapelle,  Stanley  Clark  Lane,  Antonio 
Astuto  Lauria,  Evald  Benjamin  Lawson,  Kenneth  Winslow 
MacGregory,  Edward  Joseph  Mahoney,  David  Palmer  Matthews, 
John  Joseph  McGee,  Ralph  Francis  McGlone,  Isaac  George 
Miller,  Lewis  Miller,  Arthur  Malachi  Moynihan,  Emory  Raymond 
Neal,  George  John  Nelson,  John  Jeffrey  O'Brien,  Charles  Frank 
Oliver,  Jr.,  Arthur  Neal  Parmenter,  Paul  Francis  Perrier, 
William  Martland  Perry,  Anthony  Edward  Peters. 

Isadore  Rafkin,  Louis  Creed  Roland,  Allie  Rosen,  John  Peter 
Sakas,  Guy  Lawrence  Scanlan,  John  Joseph  Sheehan,  Murray 
Shultz,  Bernard  Francis  Smith,  Chester  Merle  Spear,  George 
Edward  Tanner,  Harry  Tenser,  Raymond  Woodruff  Turner, 
Balfour  Stirling  Tyndall,  Joseph  John  Van  Riper,  Hubert  Gordon 
Wall,  James  Francis  Welch.  Ernest  Houghton  White.  Arthur 
Joseph  Wilde,  Frederick  Allen  Wilde,  William  Roland  Winsor, 
Leroy  Reynolds  Woodard. 

Three-year  course :  Sarah  Theresa  Connelly,  Rose  Feldman, 
Rena  Ferranti,  Esther  Foster,  Ida  Louise  Hall,  Alice  Ingaborg 
Hammerquist,  Elsa  Clara  Magdalene  Lindberg,  Lillian  Claire 
Madden,  Sarah  Poole  McCoUigan.  Ruth  Elizabeth  McGee.  Mary 
Agnes  McSweeney,  Agnes  Cecelia  Reardon,  Ethel  Veronica 
Reardon,  Mildred  Louise  Tillman,  Etta  Zelinsky,  John  Robert 

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Dunn.  W'illiani  Leavitt,  Joseph  iVlexis  Minini,  Helge  Skotfrid 
Persson,  Harold  Carl  Sunstrom,  Louise  Martha  Fickett. 

The  honor  pupils :  Priscilla  Howard  Alden,  Doris  Evelyn 
Beal,  Jessie  Banks,  Jeanette  Ferguson,  Esther  Rita  Gizzarelli, 
Hannah  (irecn,  Ida  Louise  Hall,  Ruth  Dagmar  Johnson,  Mary 
Angela  Kane,  Margaret  Denise  Kelleher,  ALargaret  j\Lu"cellina 
King".  Aniy  Gertrude  Lawson,  Elsa  Clara  IMagdalene  Lindberg, 
Ellen  Rose  Linehan,  Mary  Regina  Mackedon,  Margaret  Gertrude 
]\Iullen,  Alice  jNIarie  Oddie,  Florence  Katherine  Pai)ineau. 

Katherine  Perkins,  Agnes  Cecelia  Reardon,  Alleine  Marion 
Recird,  Gladys  Goldie  Small,  Constance  Rebecca  Travis,  Madge 
Wainwright,  Rose  Alice  Whelan,  Eleanor  Agnes  Wilson,  George 
Francis  Donovan,  Franklin  Leroy  Foster,  Melvin  Mason  King, 
Antonio  Astuto  Lauria,  Kenneth  Winslow  MacGregory,  Arthur 
Joseph  Wilde,  Frederick  Allen  Wilde. 

The  Class  Colors  were  Lavendar  and  WHiite ;  the  Alotto,  "On 
to  Success." 

At  the  close  of  the  exercises  the  class  joined  in  singing  the  ode 
written  by  Miss  Lawrence  Mildred  Turner  and  set  to  music  by 
Miss  Miriam  Norris.  The  benediction  was  pronounced  by  Mr. 
Froeberg,  and  the  orchestra  i)layed  a  recessional. 

SCHOLARSHIP  AWARDS 

A  notable  feature  of  the  Class  Day  (Wednesday)  Exercises 
was  the  award  of  Scholarships.  In  this  particular,  the  School  has 
a  wide  reputation.  Since  the  organization  of  the  Fund  which 
perpetuates  the  name  of  Sarah  Jane  Pettee,  long  a  superior  teacher 
in  the  School,  the  list  of  Scholarships  has  been  increased  to 
twelve,  with  an  annual  income  of  upwards  of  $1,500.  The  awards 
for  this  Centennial  Year  were: 

James  Edgar,  $150,  to  Evald  Lawson. 

Joseph  Hewett,  $150  each,  to  Stanley  C.  Lane  and  Melvin 
King. 

Brockton  Agricultural  Society,  1919,  $100,  and  1920,  $100,  to 
Charles  F.  Oliver,  Jr. 

Sarali   jane   I'ettee,  $100,  to  F.  Leroy  Foster. 

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Kenneth  Bradford  Laird,  $100,  to  George  Leroy  Stone. 
Edward  Parker,  $100,  to  Miss  Bernice  Knowles. 
Brockton  College  Club,  $100,  to  Miss  Alice  AI.  Oddie. 
Brockton  University  Club.  $100,  to  Antonio  A.  Lauria. 
Twentieth  Century  Catholic  Club,  $100,  to  Rose  Alice  Whelai 
Twentieth  Century  Cathohc  Club,  $100,  to  George  Donovan. 
Launfoai  Ahmini.  $100,  to  Antonio  A.  Lauria. 
B'nai  B'rith,  $100,  to  Hannah  Green. 


THE  STREET  CARNIVAL 

While  not  a  part  of  the  original  official  program,  the  Carnival 
Friday  evening,  under  the  direction  of  the  local  Post  of  the 
American  Legion,  A.  Leroy  Latham,  Commander,  will  be  recalled 
as  a  picturesque  and  novel  addition  to  a  remarkable  week.  Main 
Street  from  Centre  to  Crescent  was  a  boulevard  for  pedestrians 
only.  The  carnival  spirit  was  unmarred  by  any  disorder  as  the 
merry-makers  danced,  showered  confetti,  sang  or  listened  to  the 
music  of  bands  or  soloists.  Windows  everywhere  along  the  way 
were  filled  with  spectators. 

The  Committee,  at  the  head  of  which  was  City  Clerk  J.  Albert 
Sullivan,  had  secured  the  services  of  the  American  Legion  band 
of  25  pieces,  led  by  John  C.  Burke  and  stationed  at  Cook  and 
Tyndall's  store,  and  Martland's,  with  Mace  Gay,  conductor,  in 
the  balcony  at  the  James  Edgar  Company.  Their  programs 
varied  with  the  mood  of  the  crowds  though  each  group  furnished 
opening  numbers  that  were  highly  appreciated. 

A  perfect  evening  as  June  can  ofifer,  a  spirit  in  keeping  with 
the  Centennial,  the  lighting  efifects  of  the  new  White  Way,  con- 
spicuous Carnival  costumes  and  Anniversary  decorations,  com- 
bined to  secure  effects  both  memorable  and  joyous. 

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OUT-OF-DOOR  SPORTS  PROGRAM— SATURDAY, 
JUNE  18 

The  Committee  on  Out-of-Door  Sports,  under  the  direction  of 
Harold  C.  Keith,  made  early  and  ample  preparation  for  this 
successful  Centennial  feature.  Frequent  meetings  of  entry  lead- 
ers, and  a  dinner  at  the  Commercial  Club  for  group  directors — 
were  parts  of  careful  planning.  Awards  of  watches,  cups,  medals 
were  exhibited  in  the  jowelry  shops  and  interest  otherwise 
stimulated  through  the  press  and  widely  circulated  announcements. 
There  were  over  200  entries  and  throughout  the  City  individuals 
and  organizations  co-operated  to  make  Saturday  the  18th  a  mem- 
orable atheltic  occasion.  It  proved  to  be  the  most  complete  pro- 
gram of  sporting  events  ever  staged  here  in  one  day. 

Large  crowds  witnessed  the  games  and  trials  of  strength  in 
sixteen  sections  of  Brockton.  The  Committees  organized  and 
functioning  were :  Mr.  Keith,  Chairman ;  Sidney  A.  Davidson, 
Secretary ;  Daniel  W.  Packard,  Horace  A.  Keith,  A.  J.  Freedman, 
Raymond  J.  Richards  and  Joseph  F.  Reilly.  The  group  chair- 
men were :  Track,  E.  Marion  Roberts ;  tennis,  Walter  A.  For- 
bush;  swimming,  Ralph  W.  Fish;  golf,  L.  Damon  Howard;  box- 
ing, Fred  Eldridge ;  cricket  and  bowling  on  the  green,  John 
Tower ;  baseball,  Arthur  E.  Staff ;  tug-of-war,  James  V.  Gridley  ; 
muster,  Charles  C.  Rogers;  prizes,  H.  Loring  Smith,  H.  E.  Hew- 
ett  and  San  ford  K.  Gurney. 

The  Entry  Lists  and  the  Winners 

On  Walk-Over  Field. 

High  School  100-yard  dash:  Wallace  H.  Terry,  Arthur  Ker- 
sey, David  Goldberg,  Raymond  Turner,  Fred  Irving,  Chester  E. 
Harris,  Kennth  MacGregory,  Lester  LaPorte,  Chris  Clifford,  Jr. 
(Lincoln  School),  Carleton  Valentine,  John  McGee,  Leo  Healy, 
Roman  Kaminski,  Edw.  Grovannulli,  Geo.  Watt,  Clarence  E. 
Gaboon ;  won  by  Raymond  Turner. 

Brockton  High  high  jumj) :  Wallace  Terry,  David  Goldberg, 
Harold  Warren,  Raymond  Turner,  Fred  Irving,  Lester  LaPorte, 

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HAROLD  C.  KEITH 
Chairman  Sports  Committee,  Member  of  Executive  Committee 


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Morris  Straffin  (grammar),  Molyneaitx  Mathews,  Clarence  Ca- 
hoon ;  won  by  Molyneaux  Matthews,  5  ft.,  2^^^  in. ;  Harold  War- 
ren, second. 

Senior  100-yard  dash :  Louis  Luti,  Joshua  Morrison,  Nomas 
Reed,  Harold  Warren,  Arthur  F.  Wilson,  P.  M.  Moncewicz, 
John  E.  \Velch,  Richard  H.  Lewis,  Leonard  Forknall,  Rudolph 
Bryan.  Ralph  E.  Reed,  Leroy  B.  Perkins.  James  L.  Todd  ;  won  by 
Peter  AL  Moncewicz.  graduate  of  Annapolis. 

Senior  high  jump:  Louis  Luti,  John  E.  Welch,  Richard  H. 
Lewis,  Nomas  T.  Reed,  E.  W.  Bowen,  Jas.  L.  Todd,  Rudolph  F. 
Byron,  ErroU  Grasse,  Harold  Warren ;  won  by  Richard  H. 
Lewis,  5ft.,  4  in. 

Senior  880  yards :  Louis  Luti,  Gaston  Luti,  Carl  E.  Varney, 
Watslo  A.  Vinks,  Nomas  Reed,  P.  M.  Moncewicz,  Arthur  F. 
Wilson,  Paul  Goforth,  Leroy  B.  Perkins,  Edw.  Mullins,  R.  B. 
Eldredge,  Joseph  Spadea,  Joseph  Young,  Francis  A.  Burnes ; 
won  by  Peter  M.  Moncewicz. 

Aquatic  Sports. 

Junior  swimming,  40  yards,  at  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  15  years  and  under: 
Alvah  Heve,  Theodore  Dean,  Lawrence  Rinaldo,  Thomas  Sulli- 
van, Leon  Parkinson,  Chester  Gonier.  Raymond  Curley,  Harold 
Winner,  Julian  E.  Mossman,  Russell  A.  Baker,  Jack  Pillsbury ; 
won  by  Leon  Parkinson ;  Alvah  Howe,  second. 

Junior  swimming,  60  yards,  15  years  and  under:  Alvah  Heve, 
Theodore  R.  Dean,  Lawrence  Rinaldo,  Thomas  Sullivan,  Leon 
Parkinson,  Chester  Gonier,  Raymond  Curley,  Harold  Winner, 
Julian  E.  Mossman  ;  won  by  Julian  E.  Mossman  ;  Alvah  Heve, 
second. 

Junior  diving,  15  years  and  under,  at  Y.  M.  C.  A.:  Theodore 
R.  Dean.  L.  ^^^endell  Estey,  Thomas  Sullvian,  Leon  Parkinson, 
B.  Deokinian,  Chester  Gonier,  Raymond  Curley,  Harold  Winner. 
Tony  Cerci ;  won  by  Leon  Parkinson ;  \\'endell  Estes,  second. 

Senior  60-yard  swim:  Rexford  Dean,  L.  H.  Ellershaw,  Arthur 
E.  Keay,  Herbert  Hill,  Samuel  Hymoff,  Anthony  Muto,  J.  E 
Mack;  won  by  Arthur  E.  Keay;  Rexford  Dean,  second. 

Senior  100-yard  swim:  L.  H.  Ellershaw,  Arthur  E.  Keay, 
Herbert  Hill,  Samuel  Hymoff,  Anthony  Muto,  J.  E.  Mack;  won 
by  Arthur  E.  Keay ;  L.  H.  Ellershaw,  second. 

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Senior  swininiiiig-.  diving:  Rexford  Dean,  Arthur  E.  Keay, 
Samuel  Hymott ;  won  by  Rexford  Dean ;  Arthur  E.  Keay,  second. 

Girls'  diving,  under  16:  Martha  Cooper,  Rose  AIcGinnis, 
Glenna  Bntman  :  won  by  Rose  McGinnis ;  Glenna  Butman,  second. 

Girls'  swimming,  40  yards,  at  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  under  16  years : 
Rachel  Farrington,  Betty  Kendall,  Glenna  R.  Butman,  Martha 
Cooper;  won  by  Glenna  Butman;  Betty  Kendall,  second. 

Girls'  swimming,  100  yards,  16  years  and  under :  Rachel  Far- 
rington. Betty  Kendall,  Glenna  R.  Butman  ;  won  by  Glenna  But- 
man ;  Betty  Kendall,  second. 

Women's  swimming,  100  yards :  Marian  H.  Sargent,  Helen 
]\Iarden.  Frances  Millett,  Margaret  Flanagan  ;  won  by  Margaret 
Flanagan;  Helen  Marden,  second. 

\\'omen's  swimming.  60  yards,  over  16  years,  at  Y.  W.  C.  A.: 
Margaret  Flanagan,  Marian  Sargent,  Helen  Marden,  M.  Evelyn 
Leary,  Katherine  Flanagan,  Frances  Millett ;  won  by  Margaret 
Flanagan ;  Marian  Sargent,  second. 

Women's  diving,  over  16  years,  at  Y.  W.  C.  A. :  Margaret 
Flanagan,  M.  Evelyn  Leary,  Katherine  Flanagan;  won  by  Mar- 
garet Flanagan  ;  Evelyn  Leary,  second. 

Tennis,  men's  singles,  at  Y.  M.  C.  A. :  Manual  Glazer,  Eugene 
G.  Cote,  F.  R.  Burgess,  C.  W.  Burrill,  A.  J.  Couble,  Henry  L. 
Perkins,  C.  F.  Leighton,  R.  W.  Allen,  Francis  O'Connell,  Eric 
Harnesk,  Earl  Grindle,  Proctor  James ;  won  by  C.  F.  Leighton. 

Women's  tennis,  at  Y.  W.  C.  A. :  Helen  Marden,  Jessie  Ricker, 
Marion  Sargent,  Blanche  Benson,  Gladys  Knapp,  Grace  Williams, 
Alvina  Kuplast,  Glenna  Day;  won  by  Grace  Williams. 

Tug  of  war,  Edgar  Playground :  M.  A.  Packard  Co. — Fred 
Seaquist.  Joe  Duquette.  Frank  Humbert,  F.  McDonald,  Jake 
Bocianouski.  H.  Perrault,  capt. ;  Highway  Dept. — M.  Lyons,  P. 
Gilmartin,  C.  Monahan.  H.  Scott,  J.  Leland ;  Club  Nationale — 
Oliver  Plausse,  Jef  Baribeault,  A.  Hendi,  Louis  Grasse,  J.  Bus- 
sier,  Alf  Podner.  E.  A.  Dupre,  coach,  Eli  Maynard,  capt. ;  Clan 
MacDonald— Robert  Watt,  Jas.  L.  Keay,  Ed  Dwyer,  R.  W. 
Brown.  Daniel  Camen  ;  A.  O.  H. — Daniel  Sullivan.  Mark  Fitz- 
maurice,  John  ITyde,  John  Sheehan,  Barney  Gillen.  Won  by  Club 
Xationale. 

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SYDNEY  A.   DAVIDSON 
Secretary  Sports  Committee. 

Industrial  relay  race:  \\\  L.  Douglas  Co. — Louis  Luti,  Leroy 
Perkins,  Ernest  Jocoy,  Ralph  Reed ;  Geo.  E.  Keith  Co. — R.  Dean, 
F.  Rabbv,  R.  Bryan,  H.  Smith;  National  Biscuit  Co. — W.  E. 
Cahill,  J.  F.  McCall,  E.  J.  Mullins,  Fred  White.  Won  by  W.  L. 
Douglas  Co. ;  National  Biscuit  Co.,  second. 

Golf,  at  Country  Club  and  Thorny  Lea,  all  day:  Alen — L.  D. 
Howard,  H.  S.  Kussmaul,  James  Conroy,  T.  M.  Farrell,  H.  L. 
Rapp,  A.  W.  Barlow.  W.  H.  Gary,  A.  M.  Smith.  Ben  Stone,  L. 
Q.  White.  ]\L  L.  Dohertv,  Arthur  T-  Chase.  W.  AL  Partridge, 
B.  O.  Chenev,  C.  T-  Porter.  Jr..  A.'  L  Loheed,  C.  W.  Holmes, 
R.  E.  Drake,  C.  \\\  Bixbv,  A.  F.  Nelson,  E.  W.  Barrett.  W.  F. 
Fortin.  Arthur  Fisher.  W.  R.  Tennev,  R.  P.  ^^^^itman.  W.  H. 
Wallace,  E.  L.  Wallace.  E.  W^  Bailey.  E.  A.  Burrill,  F.  S.  Far- 
num,  G.  H.  Leach,  R.  P.  Whitman,  won  by  L.  Damon  Howard, 
H.  S.  Kussmaul,  second.  Women — Mrs.  D.  B.  Tuholski,  Mrs. 
L.  Holmes  Dalton.  Mrs.  Robert  Jenkins.  Mrs.  Raymond  Drake, 
Mrs.  Henry  Rapp,  Miss  Margaret  Bartlett,  Mrs.  H.  Kussmaul, 
Miss  Ruth  Davis,  Miss  Fannie  B.  Clark.  Mrs.  John  Doherty, 
Mrs.  Tom  Farrell.  IMiss  INLarie  Buchanan,  Miss  Euthenia  W^allace, 

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Mrs.  Frank  E.  Colili.  Aliss  Reiui  Atwood.  Miss  Babette  Packard, 
Mrs.  iM-ank  Jrnkiiis.  Mrs.  Clarence  Howes,  Mrs.  H.  B.  Whit- 
comb.  Mrs.  lulith  Caswell,  Mrs.  B.  O.  Cheney,  Mrs.  Walter 
Forbnsh.  Miss  Harriet  Gardner,  Mrs.  C.  F,  Batchelder,  Mrs. 
Henry  Perkins,  won  by  Mrs.  L.  Holmes  Dalton.  Mrs.  Frank 
Jenkins,  second. 

Bowling  on  the  green,  Cross  Street:  Charles  N.  Fenn,  Jos. 
Hyde.  George  Gardner,  Edw.  Sabin,  Thomas  Bird,  William 
Temple,  ^^'illiam  Poole,  Edgar  \\'ard,  H.  A.  Turner,  Jos.  Acton, 
Geo.  E.  Jowett,  A.  W.  Poole,  Ernest  Mann,  Jos.  Grundy,  Arthur 
Gale,  Fred  A.  Grant,  Frank  Wilson,  Thomas  Williams,  John 
Towers,  J.  J.  Dalphy,  Benj.  Coy,  Thomas  H.  Ely,  L.  Eayres, 
David  Tyndall,  John  Loney,  Geo.  Astill,  Fred  Wilson,  William 
Roe,  Charles  Sargent,  R.  Hunter ;  won  by  William  Roe ;  John 
Towers,  second. 

Cricket,  Cross  Street :  Hub  Gore  Workers — Thomas  Orton, 
capt.,  Lester  Williams,  F.  A.  Grant,  William  Poole,  Ernest  Grant, 
Charles  Keen,  J.  Towers,  William  Grant,  Thomas  Bird,  T.  Smith, 
George  Flowers,  Stephen  Mosley ;  Shoe  Workers — James  War- 
ren, capt.,  V.  Roe,  A.  Gennaco,  A.  Mosley,  J.  Keough,  E.  Ashley, 
T.  Apjohn,  T.  Williams,  George  Jowitt,  C.  Fenn,  T.  Luckman. 
Won  by  Hub  Gore,  Stephen  Mosley,  first ;  Thomas  Orton,  second. 

BOXING  BOUTS 

There  were  eight  bouts  in  the  Armory  with  the  following  sum- 
marized  results : 

108-Pound  Class,  final :  George  LaBate,  Brockton,  beat  Young 
Wedge,  Brockton,  two  rounds. 

115-Pound  Class,  semi-finals:  Owen  Maguire,  Bridgewater, 
beat  Tony  Eudico,  Brockton,  two  rounds ;  final,  Maguire  beat 
Dan  Pierce,  Brockton,  one  round. 

125-Pound  Class,  semi-finals:  Harold  Cornwall,  Brockton, 
beat  Gerald  Webster,  North  Easton,  one  round ;  Tippy  Fay, 
Brockton,  beat  Frank  Connolly,  Brockton,  three  rounds,  referee's 
decision;  Winnie  Anderson.  North  Easton,  beat  Fay,  three 
rounds;  final,  Anderson  beat  Cornwall,  three  rounds. 

145-Pound  Class :  Henry  C.  Bohlin,  Brockton,  beat  Frank 
Welch,  Brockton,  two  rou::ds. 

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BASEBALL  GAMES 

The  great  American  Game  was  represented  on  several  dia- 
monds : 

At  Walk-Over  Park,  the  W.  L.  Douglas  team  won  against 
the  Walk-Overs,  5  to  0. 

At  the  John  L.  O'Donnell  Playground,  St.  Colmans  won  over 
St.  Edwards,  5  to  3. 

The  Graysing  Cluh  defeated  the  Clark  A.  C.  nine,  at  Edgar 
Playground,  7  to  3. 

On  the  Parmenter  Playground,  the  Goddard  team  won  the 
grammar  school  championship  against  the  Perkins  nine,  3  to  L 

FIREMEN'S  MUSTER 
Preceded  by  the  Hancock  Band  with  drum  corps  of  the  other 
competing  "tubs"  the  participants  in  the  fireman's  muster  at  the 
Fair  Grounds,  Saturday  afternoon,  marched  to  the  field  of  contest 
where  the  play-out  was  made.  The  strong  cross-wind  pre- 
vented high  records  but  the  Protectors  succeeded  in  passing  the 
two  hundred-foot  mark.  In  the  finish  the  results  were  as  follows : 
Protector,  Montello :  201  feet,  and  5  and  1-2  inches;  Enterprise, 
Campello.  198  feet,  9  and  3-4  inches  ;  Hancock,  Brockton,  191 
feet,  7  and  5-8  inches.  The  prize  was  a  silver  shield,  and  a  purse 
of  $365  from  friends  of  Protector  and  Hancock  companies. 


HIGH  SCHOOL  ALUMNI  DANCE— SATURDAY 
EVENING,  TUNE  18 


The  Centennial  Events  closed  on  Saturday  evening  with  the 
annual  High  School  reunion  and  Alumni  dance  in  the  School 
Assembly  Hall.  The  graduating  class  of  the  Centennial  Year 
was  host  to  about  five  hundred. 

In  the  receiving  line  were  Dr.  Percy  T.  Burtt,  vice-president 
of  the  Alumni  Association,  and  Mrs.  Burtt ;  Headmaster  and 
Mrs.  Merle  S.  Getchell ;  John  F.  Scully,  Superintendent  of 
Schools,  and  Mrs.  Scully  ;  the  officers  of  the  Class  of  1921.  Class 
colors  were  everywhere  in  evidence  and  the  floral  decorations 
most  effective.  Music  was  furnished  by  Copp's  Orchestra.  Re- 
freshments were  served  during  intermissions. 

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The  Grand  March  was  led  by  Charles  E.  Hennessy,  president, 
and  Miss  Louise  E.  Turner,  vice-president.  The  line  then  formed 
with  class  officers :  Treasurer,  Joseph  Gurney ;  secretary,  Miss 
Miriam  Norris ;  executive  committee,  Miss  Stella  Cooper,  Miss 
Jessie  Ferguson,  Miss  Eleanor  Wilson,  Charles  Oliver,  Jr.,  and 
Chester  Spear;  Harry  O'Sullivan,  president  of  the  junior  class 
with  ushers  ;  school  and  graduates. 

The  entire  affair  was  a  happy  ending  to  a  Never-To-Be-For- 
gotten  Week. 


FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS 

The  citizens  of  Brockton  should  realize  that  the  greatest  care 
was  given  by  the  Centennial  Committees  to  the  expenditure  of 
the  $10,000  appropriated  by  the  1921  Administration  for  the 
Anniversary.  The  Budget  forecast  (see  pp.  55  and  97)  was  most 
carefully  guarded,  with  the  result  that  a  considerable  amount  was 
available  with  which  partly  to  underwrite  this  Commemorative 
Volume  and  leave  unexpended  a  balance  in  the  City  Treasury. 

The  report  of  City  Auditor  Chester  T.  Swanson,  under  date  of 
October  25,  is  as  follows : 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Expenditures,  1921 
Receipts 

Appropriation   for   Pageant 

Committee  $8,000.00 

Appropriation      for      other 

committees    2,000.00 

Total   Appropriation $10,000.00 

Grandstand  Tickets  $3,835.00 

Concessions  149.00 

Pageant  Books  703.00 

Costume  Rental  35.00 

Miscellaneous   1.95 

Total  Receipts  4,723.95 

Total      Receipts      and 

Appropriation  $14,723.95 

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Expenditures 

Paiieaiit  Committee  Expen- 
ditures           $6,73 1.18 

Other  committee  expendi- 
tures           3,384.74 


Total   I<:xi)enditurc.s  10,115.92 


l^alance $4,608.03 


Classified  Expenditures 

Salaries  and  Wages  $2,360.00 

Stage    1 , 1 50.00 

Band  and  Music  913.31 

Lighting    696.29 

Pageant  Books  675.00 

Costumes 626.72 

Decorations  550.00 

Advertising  5 1 1 .28 

Sports    490.66 

Scenery   446.50 

Printing,  Stationery  and  Postage  416.20 

Grounds    343.00 

Policing  307.36 

Properties   209.91 

Miscellaneous   151.37 

Programs    133.50 

Tickets    44.72 

Pageant  Poster  Prizes  30.00 

Prize  Hymn  25.00 

Photos   20.10 

Rent     15.00 


$10,115.92 


For  the  central  feature  of  the  observance,  the  Pageant,  the 
treasurer,  John  N.  Howard,  made  his  final  statement  as  here 
shown : 


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Condensed  Financial  Statement  of  Pageant  Committee 

Sept.  8,  1921 

Receipts 

Grandstand  tickets  $3,835.00 

^^ogr^ms    703.00 

Concessions     J49  qq 

Costume  Rental  35  00 

$4,722.00 
Allotment  from  City  of  Brockton  appropriation  for 

Centennial  Observance  8  000.00 


$12,722.00 


Expenditures 

Stage  and  Bandstand  $1,150.00 

Grounds     343.00 

Lighting    59529 

Music  774  51 

Scenery    444.00 

Costumes  547.07 

Advertising  and  Publicity  31.00 

Program    ; 686J9 

Author    400.00 

Director    844.87 

Properties   190.62 

Tickets    73.22 

Sanitary    12*80 

Miscellaneous   562.21 

Total  Expenditures $6,756.08 

Balance  in  hands  of  City  Treasurer 5.965.92 


$12,722.00 


John  N.  Howard,  Treasurer. 
197 


RETROSPECT  AND  APPRECIATION 


So  came  and  went  Brockton's  Centennial.  It  left  a  most  sat- 
isfactory memory  in  all  particulars.  Visitors  and  residents  were 
unanimous  in  recognizing  the  high  character  of  the  Observance. 

As  Chairman  of  the  Central  Committee,  Mayor  Roger  Keith 
thus  appraised  the  event : 

"I  believe  1  am  expressing  the  sentiment  of  the  entire  popula- 
tion of  Brockton,  and  thousands  who  were  our  guests,  when  I 
say  that  the  celebration  of  the  100th  anniversary  of  North  Bridge- 
water  was  successful  beyond  all  anticipation.  The  hundreds  who 
took  part  and  the  thousands  that  attended  the  various  events  of 
the  week,  especially  the  pageant  and  the  street  carnival,  showed 
the  true  spirit  of  civic  pride  and  co-operation,  which  was  alone 
responsible  for  the  magnificent  success  of  our  Centennial. 

"Nothing  but  the  highest  praise  has  been  expressed  and  the 
Brockton  people  should  feel  proud  of  the  reputation  they  have 
established  throughout  this  commonwealth  and  the  nation.  Brock- 
ton has  never  failed  to  go  'over  the  top'  and  the  100  per  cent, 
success  of  the  Centennial  reflects  credit  upon  each  and  every  one 
of  its  citizens." 

Reviewing  the  week,  the  Secretary  of  the  Centennial  Commit- 
tee said : 

"The  thanks  of  the  Central  Committee  is  due  to  all  individuals, 
organizations  and  corporations,  which  have  unitedly  made  the 
1921   Centennial  a  notable  achievement. 

"While  formal  and  specific  official  appreciation  will  be  voiced 
by  the  Executive  Committee  at  an  early  meeting,  this  statement 
has  the  indorsement  of  all  who  have  been  intimately  associated 
in  planning  the  great  event. 

"Beginning  with  Sunday  and  extending  through  the  week  the 
co-operation  of  the  citizens  of  Brockton  with  chairmen  and  direc- 
tors of  numerous  programmes  has  been  most  marked.  The 
community  has  accepted  the  blessing  of  rare  June  days  and  has 
responded  to  the  challenge  of  the  Anniversary  in  its  various  forms 
of  observance. 

198 


"The  observance  has  quickened  our  spirit  through  memory  of 
the  past.  Our  sense  of  indebtedness  has  been  enlarged  and  our 
good  purposes  renewed.  The  Centennial  brought  pleasure  and 
high  educational  values  to  the  people  and  added  to  the  fair  name 
of  our  City." 

Both  Pageant  and  Executive  Committees  later  sent  out  per- 
sonal and  general  letters  of  thanks  to  the  many  organizations 
and  individuals  who  contributed  to  the  high  success  of  the  varied 
prog^rams,  and  to  them  this  book  is  dedicated. 


Photo  by  Jacobs 

THE  CITY  PERSONIFIED  IN  THE 
CENTENNIAL   PAGEANT 

By  Mrs.  Roger  Keith. 

199 


THE  CITY  OF  PEACE 


O  Home  and  City  of  us  all, 
Whate'er  our  tongue  or  name, 

Our  voices  join  in  Church  and  hall 
To  sing  The  Fathers'  fame. 

Hope  lifts  within  each  trusting  breast, 

That  from  our  God  above 
May  come  to  us  and  with  us  rest. 

The  gifts  of  faith  and  love ; 

That  we  may  show  in  glowing  deed 

The  truths  we  often  voice ; 
That  men  may  see  and  gladly  read. 

And  in  our  lives  rejoice. 

Here  may  we  learn  to  work  and  plan. 

To  sec  each  other's  good, 
To  worship  God  and  honor  man 

In  one  great  Brotherhood 

— Warrcii   Prince  Landers. 


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